Town rights 1928 Postal code LV-5301 Area 5.1 km² | District Preiļi municipality Time zone EET (UTC+2) Calling code +371 653 Local time Sunday 7:58 AM | |
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Weather -1°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 95% Humidity | ||
100 recep u latvijas simtgadei prei i 10 11 2016
Preiļi ( pronunciation ) is a town in Latvia. It is also the administrative center of Preiļi municipality.
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- 100 recep u latvijas simtgadei prei i 10 11 2016
- Map of Preili PreiC4BCu pilsC493ta LV 5301 Latvia
- Lidojums virs m su pilsetas prei i
- History
- References
Map of Preili, Prei%C4%BCu pils%C4%93ta, LV-5301, Latvia
Lidojums virs m su pilsetas prei i
History
Preiļi is one of the oldest settlements in Latvia. It was first mentioned in written sources in 1250. By 1897 Preiļi had a population of 2104. Preiļi has had 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 the Soviet era many workers from Russia and Belarus started working in Preiļi and the population reached a peak of 9421 in 1989.
References
Preiļi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA