Rēzekne
Rēzekne | |
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The Rēzekne castle mound with Livonian Order castle ruins | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Rēzekne Location in Latvia | |
| Coordinates: 56°30′23″N 27°19′50″E / 56.50639°N 27.33056°E | |
| Country | Latvia |
| First mentioned | 1285 |
| Town rights | 1773 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aleksandrs Bartaševičs (Latvia First/Kopā Latvijai) |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.51 km2 (6.76 sq mi) |
| • Land | 17.12 km2 (6.61 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 158.2 m (519 ft) |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 26,429 |
| • Density | 1,544/km2 (3,998/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • State city | 360,693,000 euro (2021) |
| • Per capita | 13,540 euro (2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal codes | LV-4601 LV-4604 LV-4605 LV-4606 |
| Calling code | +371 646 |
| Number of city council members | 13 |
| Website | www |
Rēzekne (Latvian: [ˈrɛːzekne] ⓘ, Latgalian: Rēzne pronounced [rʲæːzʲnʲæ] or Rēzekne pronounced [ˈrʲæːzʲækʲnʲæ], Russian: Резекне) is a state city in the Rēzekne River valley in the Latgale region of eastern Latvia. It is called The Heart of Latgale (Latvian: Latgales sirds, Latgalian: Latgolys sirds). Built on seven hills, Rēzekne is situated 242 kilometres (150 miles) east of Riga, and 63 kilometres (39 miles) west of the Latvian-Russian border, at the intersection of the Moscow – Ventspils railway and Warsaw – Saint Petersburg Railways. It is the 7th largest city in Latvia. Rēzekne also serves as the location of the extraterritorial administrative centre of Rēzekne Municipality.