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3 unusual facts about Daugavpils


Lattelecom

Jelgava was the first city where fiber optic Internet was made available from areas other than Riga, but late in 2009 the Lattelecom fiber optic service was also made accessible in other cities, such as Daugavpils, Salaspils, etc.

Nadine Wulffius

Wulffius also at this time (1941) had a Ballet School in Daugavpils, Latvia.

Yehuda Pen

Early having been deserted, since 1867 worked as apprentice in the painter house in Dvinsk (nowadays Daugavpils, Latvia).


Ben Barker

He also competed in the 2007 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship finishing seventh in Qualifying Round B at Goričan in Croatia on 12 May 2007, before going out of the competition on 17 June in Semi Final B at Daugavpils in Latvia where he finished 14th.

Dainis Īvāns

He has worked as a journalist since 1979 and gained the public attention in 1986, by opposing construction of another hydro-electric dam on Daugava river, near the city of Daugavpils.

Dinaburg FC

FC Dinaburg Daugavpils were eliminated from the Baltic League 2007 due to violation of Fair Play rules, but they once again qualified for the Intertoto Cup, where they started against Irish League team Cliftonville, but they lost 2–1 on aggregate, losing at home 1–0 after a 1–1 draw in Belfast.

Jacques Chapiro

Jacques (Ya'akov) Chapiro (1887–1972), a Jewish painter of the School of Paris, was born in Dinaburg, Russian Empire (now Daugavpils, Latvia) and died in Paris in 1972.

Martin Luther Cathedral, Daugavpils

It is the seat of the Lutheran Bishop of Daugavpils in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia.

Riga Central Station

Two stations were running in 19th century — one to Daugavpils and other towards Jūrmala.

United Baltic Duchy

The front was settled along a line stretched between Riga, Daugavpils and Baranovichi.

Wenden Voivodeship

Major cities, towns and castles of Wenden Voivodeship were: Kies, Ryga, Kokenhausen, Kircholm, Dyneburg, Rzezyca, Marienhaus, Schwanenburg, Lucyn, Krustpils.

Wiktor Thommée

After graduating from trade schools in Lida and Dyneburg (modern Daugavpils, Latvia), in 1901 he joined an officers' school in St. Petersburg.


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