Lociki
Encyclopedia
Lociki is a village located 12 km northeast of Daugavpils
, Latvia
, in Naujene parish
, Daugavpils district
, Latgale region
.
Lociki originated with a few houses round a small military air base, which today is being redeveloped as Daugavpils International Airport
.
As of 2005, the village has a population of 1,321.
Lociki is home to the Naujene Local History Museum (Naujenes novadpētniecības muzejs) also known as the Folk Museum "Naujene".
The museum, opened in 1996, exhibits the national heritage of Naujene parish http://www.muzeji.lv/guide/pages_e/naujenes.html.
The future of Lociki is based on the building of Daugavpils International Airport
. This will lead to the further development of activities based on servicing the airport and its customers and will also attract investments to the Lociki area.
Daugavpils
Daugavpils is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Daugava Castle". With a population of over 100,000, it is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, in Naujene parish
Naujene parish
- Towns, villages and settlements of Naujene parish :* Lociki...
, Daugavpils district
Daugavpils District
Daugavpils District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Latgalia region, in the country's south-east. It was organized into two cities and twenty one parishes, each with a local government authority...
, Latgale region
Latgale
Latgale is one of the four historical and cultural regions of Latvia recognised in the Constitution of the Latvian Republic. It is the easternmost region north of the Daugava River...
.
Lociki originated with a few houses round a small military air base, which today is being redeveloped as Daugavpils International Airport
Daugavpils International Airport
The Daugavpils International Airport is located in village of Lociki, Naujene parish, Daugavpils District, Latgale region, Latvia. It is also located 12 km northeast of Daugavpils....
.
As of 2005, the village has a population of 1,321.
Lociki is home to the Naujene Local History Museum (Naujenes novadpētniecības muzejs) also known as the Folk Museum "Naujene".
The museum, opened in 1996, exhibits the national heritage of Naujene parish http://www.muzeji.lv/guide/pages_e/naujenes.html.
The future of Lociki is based on the building of Daugavpils International Airport
Daugavpils International Airport
The Daugavpils International Airport is located in village of Lociki, Naujene parish, Daugavpils District, Latgale region, Latvia. It is also located 12 km northeast of Daugavpils....
. This will lead to the further development of activities based on servicing the airport and its customers and will also attract investments to the Lociki area.
