Dagda, Latvia

Town in Latvia

Town in Krāslava Municipality, Latvia

Dagda

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Dagda

Location in Latvia

Coordinates: 56°5′N 27°32′E﻿ / ﻿56.083°N 27.533°E﻿ / 56.083; 27.533
Country|  Latvia
Municipality| Krāslava Municipality
Town rights| 1992
Government

• Mayor| Viktors Stikuts
• City council| 9 members
Area

[1]

• Total

| 2.92 km2 (1.13 sq mi)
• Land| 2.86 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
• Water| 0.06 km2 (0.02 sq mi)
Population

(2024)[2]

• Total

| 1,805
• Density| 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code|

LV-5674

Calling code| +371 656
Climate| Dfb
Website| www.dagda.lv

Dagda (pronunciationⓘ) is a town in Dagda Parish, Krāslava Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. The town is near Latvia's border with Belarus. It is the administrative center of Dagda Parish.

## Climate

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Dagda has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). In March 1972, the deepest ground frost in Latvia was registered in Dagda - 150 cm (59 in).[3]

Climate data for Dagda, Latvia (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1956-present)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 10.3
(50.5)  | 11.4
(52.5)  | 17.8
(64.0)  | 26.6
(79.9)  | 29.7
(85.5)  | 31.3
(88.3)  | 34.0
(93.2)  | 34.7
(94.5)  | 29.4
(84.9)  | 23.0
(73.4)  | 15.0
(59.0)  | 10.0
(50.0)  | 34.7
(94.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | −2.3
(27.9)  | −1.6
(29.1)  | 3.4
(38.1)  | 11.6
(52.9)  | 17.7
(63.9)  | 21.0
(69.8)  | 23.3
(73.9)  | 22.1
(71.8)  | 16.5
(61.7)  | 9.5
(49.1)  | 3.0
(37.4)  | −0.8
(30.6)  | 10.3
(50.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | −4.8
(23.4)  | −4.7
(23.5)  | −0.5
(31.1)  | 6.4
(43.5)  | 12.0
(53.6)  | 15.5
(59.9)  | 17.8
(64.0)  | 16.6
(61.9)  | 11.7
(53.1)  | 5.9
(42.6)  | 0.7
(33.3)  | −2.9
(26.8)  | 6.1
(43.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | −7.5
(18.5)  | −8.1
(17.4)  | −4.5
(23.9)  | 1.3
(34.3)  | 6.3
(43.3)  | 10.1
(50.2)  | 12.7
(54.9)  | 11.5
(52.7)  | 7.2
(45.0)  | 2.6
(36.7)  | −1.7
(28.9)  | −5.3
(22.5)  | 2.0
(35.6)
Record low °C (°F)  | −36.1
(−33.0)  | −37.6
(−35.7)  | −32.0
(−25.6)  | −16.2
(2.8)  | −3.2
(26.2)  | 0.0
(32.0)  | 4.3
(39.7)  | 1.0
(33.8)  | −3.8
(25.2)  | −11.0
(12.2)  | −23.3
(−9.9)  | −35.8
(−32.4)  | −37.6
(−35.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 48.5
(1.91)  | 42.7
(1.68)  | 37.9
(1.49)  | 37.1
(1.46)  | 61.0
(2.40)  | 78.3
(3.08)  | 73.2
(2.88)  | 70.7
(2.78)  | 55.8
(2.20)  | 62.9
(2.48)  | 54.9
(2.16)  | 47.6
(1.87)  | 670.6
(26.39)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 12  | 10  | 9  | 8  | 9  | 11  | 11  | 10  | 9  | 12  | 11  | 12  | 124
Source 1: LVĢMC[4][5]
Source 2: NOAA (precipitation days 1991-2020)[6]

## History

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Dagda as an ancestral estate was founded in the 17th century by Johann Franz von Gilsen, Chancellor of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia. He established the first Catholic community here and built a wooden church. This marked the beginning of the written history of the settlement.[7]

The last local representative of the Gilsen family, Jerzy, died in 1788. His widow sold the estate to the Bujnicki family. The most notable of them, writer and publicist Kazimierz Bujnicki, made a significant contribution to the region's culture and was one of the initiators of the abolition of serfdom in Latgale.[7]

In the early 19th century, the Dagda estate became home to a unique library, an archive, and a collection of artworks and archaeological finds accumulated by the Gilsen and Bujnicki families. All of this was destroyed during the Polish January Uprising of 1863–1864 when the estate was burned down. Only the park with its dug canals survived.[7]

According to the 1897 census, the town of Dagda had a population of 1,516 people, including 1,026 of Jewish faith and 377 Roman Catholics.

## See also

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* List of cities in Latvia

## References

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1. ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
2. ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
3. ^ Latvijas pagasti. Enciklopēdija. Rīga: A/S Preses nams. 2001–2002. ISBN 9984-00-412-0.
4. ^ "Klimatisko normu dati". Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
5. ^ "Gaisa temperatūras rekordi". Latvian Environment, Geology and Meteorology Centre. Archived from the original on January 13, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
6. ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
7. ^ a b c "Dagda". www.dagda.lv. Archived from the original on 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2021-09-13.

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