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	Latgallians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Latgallians lived in the central and the eastern parts of Latvia which are now known as Vidzeme and Latgale.
		Those in Latgale were cut off from the rest of Latvia and have preserved some of their language and culture to this day.
		During the first independence of Latvia (1920-1940), Latgale was the only region of Latvia with strong regional political parties.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Latgallians (341 words)

	AllRefer.com - Latgale (CIS And Baltic Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		The region was settled in the early Middle Ages by the Latgalians, who were closely akin to the Letts and spoke a Latvian dialect.
		Latgale shared the history of Livonia (of which it formed the southern part) until 1561, when it passed to Poland.
		The area was ceded to Russia during the Polish partition of 1772.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/L/Latgale.html (211 words)

	Latgale - Latgola
		Latgale (Latgola) is an ancient and singular state in the eastern part of Latvia.
		Latgale is separated from the rest of the Latvian states by three rivers: the Pededze, the Aiviekste and the Daugava.
		There are large peat–bogs in Latgale: the Krievu–Jersikas bog in the Preili district, the Kreici and Krenova bogs in the Ludza district, the Struzani bog in the Rezekne district.
	dau.lv /ld/latgale(english).html (1919 words)

	Latgale Research Center - History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Latgale was separated from Livonia and existed as a territory separate from the rest of Latvian lands (de facto) since 1625 (the Peace of Altmark).
		Latgale was also influenced by the Polish nobility and increasingly, in the nineteenth century by the russification policy of tsarist officials.
		Latgale was freed of the Bolsheviks in January 1920.
	www.hood.edu /academic/latgale/history.shtml (1456 words)

	Latvia as a Cauldron: 1950-2000
		Although there were small minorities of Germans in the provinces of Curonia (in the west), Livonia (in the north), and Zemgale (in the centre), the second-largest non-Latvian community was to be found in the southeastern province of Latgale around the city of Daugavpils.
		Latgale's proximity to Lithuania and Russia was reflected by the presence of large Polish, Russian, Lithuanian, and Jewish communities, while even Latgale's ethnic Latvians were Catholic, as opposed to the Protestant Lutheranism of Latvians elsewhere.
		Even in the heterogenous province of Latgale, indirect pressure by the Catholic Church upon non-Latvian Catholics to assimilate and a high rate of intermarriage had begun to create a dominant population of Latvian-speaking Catholics of diverse ethnic origins in Latgale.
	www.ahtg.net /TpA/lettass.html (2166 words)

	Welcome to Latgale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Historically, Latgale was the whole region of Latvia from the River Daugava in the East to the Livian tribe’s border and the Slavs’ borders.
		Ancient Latgale (nowadays Vidzeme and Latgale) was under Polish rule in 16th century, and was called “Pardaugavas hercogiste”.
		Latgale greets tourists with its picturesque views, varied mosaic landscapes with many lakes, forests and hills, and geological curiosities – great stones (the biggest Latvian great stone is situated in Nicgale (130 m3)), glens and slopes.
	turisms.latgale.lv /en/rezekne (441 words)

	Latgale Research Center - Jews in Latgale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Jews in Latgale worked as customs collectors on the country’s borders and were merchants in cities and traders in the rural areas.
		Latgale, as a part of the Vitebsk guberniya or province, was within the Pale of Settlement which is why it had more Jews than Courland or Livonia where Jews were forbidden from permanent residence.
		In prewar Latgale Jews were in the majority in every major city in Latgale and in many towns while the rural population was mostly Latvian.
	www.hood.edu /academic/latgale/jews.shtml (1418 words)

	Latgale -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Latgale is one of the four regions of (A republic in northeastern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea) Latvia recognised in the (The act of forming something) Constitution of the Latvian Republic.
		The Latgales spoke a separate language, Latgalian, which was a dialect of the (Click link for more info and facts about Latvian language) Latvian language.
		During the (Click link for more info and facts about 10th) 10th– (Click link for more info and facts about 12th centuries) 12th centuries Latgalia was a part of the states of Jerzika and Atzele.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/la/latgale.htm (381 words)

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		Daugavpils is the centre of the eccentric province of Latgale.
		For a time in the 19th century, Latgale came close to being part of Lutheran Latvia--Latgale is firmly Roman Catholic, but the Daugava river that runs through it meets the sea at Rîga--but perhaps fortunately this fate was avoided.
		Latgale must rank as one of the poorest provinces in all of greater Scandinavia, but Marija Himputas for one is unconcerned.
	www.kebe.com /for-all-nails/44.html (2329 words)

	POLICY.LV :: Policy process :: Articles :: Latgale’s “No” to the European Union – The Reasons Behind the Divide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The language barrier is a serious divide between a large portion of Latgale’s residents and the state, which addresses its citizens mainly in the official language (Latvian).
		The historical legacy that is so familiar to each of us is most directly felt in Latgale and, while a portion of society continues to live in a different linguistic environment and thus different information space, that same portion of society will view issues of national importance differently.
		Yet, it seems that many residents in Latgale were effected by the defensive mechanism they have developed against the broken promises made by politicians that abound before each Saeima (Parliament) election.
	www.policy.lv /index.php?id=102753&lang=en (1134 words)

	Latgale Trotter
		Latgale Trotter is a small horse with a dry constitution, small head, long neck, delicate frame, well defined veins and small compact hooves.
		Latgale Trotter in stud books of Latvia are marked with studmark Rk (American Trotter with ARk). Trotting races between the owners of the horses took place both on the roads and on frozen lakes in winter.
		The numbers of Latgale Trotters were diminishing and the quality improved in the 70-ies and 80-ies.
	par.zirgiem.lv /enindex/enrikshotaji.html (680 words)

	General information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		There are the largest lake in Latvia - Lubans (82,1 km2), the second largest lake – the Raznas lake (located near Rezekne), the deepest lake Dridzis (maximum depth - 63 m), which is the deepest in the Baltics.
		Latgale is characterized by crucifixes at the road sides, steeples of white churches over coniferous forests, manor-houses and castles.
		Patchwork, different kinds of knitting, crochet, carvings in wood, wattle work are very popular handicrafts in Latgale and they present peculiarities of folk applied art in the region.
	turisms.latgale.lv /en/latgale/about.html (457 words)

	TURI - Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Latgale is a land of magnificent lakes, rich culture and rather dramatic history.
		Sauluskalns 211m high is one of the highest hills in Latgale plateaux.
		Rezekne is a wonderful Latgale town known for its owm independance monument - Mara.
	www.turi.lv /Eng/latvia/latgale.html (413 words)

	The Bank of Latvia > Latvian Money > Commemorative Coins > National Coin Program > Latvia. Times and Values
		The inscription LATGALE is arranged in a semi-circle at the bottom of the coin.
		The central element of the coin's reverse is a cross from a roadside crucifix typical of Latgale against a background of a flax field in blossom.
		Flax is a traditional crop in Latgale and the symbol of agriculture of this part of Latvia.
	www.bank.lv /eng/main/lvnaud/jubmon/nmp/llg/index.php?40543 (397 words)

	GeoNative - Minorities of Latvia: Livonian & Polish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		They are concentrated mainly in the south east region of Latgale, which retains a strong Polish cultural and linguistic influence.
		Latgale is adjacent to areas of Lithuania and Belarus that are also home to Polish minorities.
		Hego-ekialdeko Latgale eskualdean bizi dira batik bat, non poloniar eragin kulturala handia den oraindik.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/9479/livo.html (452 words)

	Program no. 16
		The main economic and social problems of rural inhabitants of Latgale are lack of employment, low income and lack of money, weak business activity, shortage of capital in peasants' farms, prevalence of subsistence farming, problems caused by alcoholism and limited employment for youth and women.
		The aim of the subprogram is to determine possibilities of social development and social and economic preconditions for utilizing the cultural heritage of Latgale in the revival of the state of Latvia.
		Society is weakly organized in the countryside of Latgale, there is a shortage of new institutions and non-governmental organizations.
	www.lzp.lv /prog16.htm (1072 words)

	Latgalian/Latvia
		About 150,000 people in the eastern Latvian province of Latgale speak Latgalian, which dates back to the 12th century and is believed by many to be the predecessor of “proper”Latvian.
		Blanketed by rolling farms and dotted with rusting Soviet-era factories, European Union statisticians have declared Latgale one of Europe’s poorest regions.
		Cibuls’ mother once missed a bus in the capital because the word atiet means leave in Latvian and arrive in Latgalian.
	www.balticsww.com /latgalian.htm (657 words)

	Latgale - ENCYCLOPEDIA - The History Channel UK
		Latgale - ENCYCLOPEDIA - The History Channel UK or LOGIN
		Latgale, region and former province, in Latvia, N of the Western Dvina River.
		THE HISTORY CHANNEL and BIOGRAPHY are trademarks of AandE Television Networks used under license ©2004 AandE Television Networks.
	thehistorychannel.co.uk /site/search/search.php?word=LATGALE&enc=27458 (227 words)

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