Daugavpils () is the seicont lairgest ceety in Latvie. It is locatit approximately 230 km sooth-east o the Latvian caipital, Riga, on the banks o the Daugava River, frae which the ceety gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Castle on the Daugava." Daugavpils haes a favorable geographical poseetion as it borders Belaroushie an Lithuanie (distances o 33 an 25 km respectively). It is locatit some 120 km frae the Latvian mairch wi Roushie. Daugavpils is a big railwey junction an industry centre.
The ceety is surroondit bi mony lakes an naitur pairks.
Internaitional relations
Twin touns – Sister ceeties
Daugavpils is twinned wi:
