Preiļi

Latvian Cities
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n2=18
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othernames= _de. Prely; _lt. Preiliai
Mayor=Aldis Adamovičs
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population=8605
density=1687
postcode=LV-5301
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webpage=http://www.preili.lv/

Preiļi (audio|Preilipronunc.ogg|pronunciation) is a city in Latvia. It is also center of Preiļi District.

History

Preiļi is one of the oldest settlements in Latvia [ [http://www.preili.lv/page.php?id=612 Preiļu novads > Vēsture ] ] . It's first mentioned in written sources in 1250. By 1897 Preiļi had population of 2104. Preiļi has city rights since 1928. By 1935 there were 1662 people living in Preiļi of whom 50,97 % were Jews. After World War II there were less than 1000 people living in Preiļi. During Soviet Union years many workers from Russia and Belarus started working in Preiļi and population of it raised till 9421 in 1989.

People

* Latvians (54.4 %)
* Russians (39.6 %)
* Poles (1,9 %)
* Belarussians (1,5 %)
* Gipsies (1,2 %)

ee also

*List of cities in Latvia

References