Territory: Daugavpils.
In Daugavpils, at the cross point of Baznicas and Liginisku streets, the memorial place of the first Baltic Old Believer’s prayer house (1660) is loca...
Territory: Daugavpils.
Dedication to Rothko memorial monument that was created by the artist Romuald Gibovsky, was erected on the picturesque bank of the River Daugava – the...
Territory: Daugavpils.
Monument for park creator and ex-mayor of Daugavpils Pavel Dubrovin (1839-1890) is erected in Dubrovin Park. Approximately 2 meters high Bronze figure...
Territory: Daugavpils.
Mihoels was born in Daugavpils (Dvinsk at that time) in 1890 in the patriarchal Jew family of Vovsi in Postojalaja Street, which now is named after th...
Territory: Daugavpils.
Daugavpils Fortress was an imprisonment place of downtrodden participants of Polish uprising where leader of the uprising Leon Plater was sentenced to...
Territory: Daugavpils.
On June 26, 1941, Daugavpils was captured by the Nazi army. The persecution of Jews began several days later. The first significant place of extermina...
Territory: Daugavpils.
The memorial stone by artist Juris Pundurs was erected on September 12, 2013, in Aizpilsetas park close to the Gubisces lake (behind Daugavpils 15th S...
Territory: Daugavpils.
Memorials, Memorial object, Points of interest, Sights, Memorial.
Territory: Daugavpils.
Local government officer, mayor of Daugavpils
1897 - 1955
Andrejs Shvirksts was born in Shlosbergi house, Jersika parish, Daugavpils district. In ...
Territory: Daugavpils.
The poet A. Pumpurs (1841-1902) created epos “Lacplesis” (1888) about the legendary national hero Lacplesis (13th century), the fighter against foreig...
Territory: Daugavpils.
It is located on the opposite side of Vienibas square near the church of St. Alexander Nevsky. It was erected in 2004 (sculptor is J. Volkova).
Territory: Daugavpils.
Gzegoz Fitelberg (1879 - 1953) was born in Dinaburg (Daugavpils) in Jewish-Polish family. He was a significant composer, conductor and violinist.
T...
Territory: Daugavpils.
Now, there is no clear opinion about the final resting place of the member of Polish uprising in 1863 count Leon Plater. Some sources tell that he was...