Dvinsk
Dvinsk is the historical name for the city now known as Daugavpils, in southeastern Latvia. Located in the Latgale region on the Daugava river near Latvia’s eastern border, it has long functioned as a strategic transport and military crossroads.
The settlement originated as a fortress town, founded in 1275 by the Livonian Order and known as
In the 19th and early 20th centuries the city was referred to in Russian as Dvinsk, a
During World War II it was occupied by Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1944 and suffered war-related
Today Daugavpils is a regional industrial and transport center, with railway connections linking Riga, Rezekne, and