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Information has been updated at 19.10.2018, 15:54

This summer the city will have new playgrounds

On 31st of May Public Utilities Department has signed an agreement with the company „Enlife”- the winner of the procurement procedure, to perform the order of Daugavpils municipality, which includes five different positions.

On the peninsula in the park „Esplanade” seven-meter mesh pyramid with additional gaming units for children 5-14 years old and 5 items of

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Daugavpils fortress wins 2016 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence

Daugavpils fortress is proud to share the news about receiving a 2016 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence which is one of the most important criteria defining the travelers’ choice in visiting the tourist attractions and is also an internationally recognised mark of a tourism business excellence. According to the visitor feedback on TripAdvisor, Daugavpils fortress is among the Top 10

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City news 515
The Museum of Shmakovka* opened in Daugavpils

On June 3rd the traditional red ribbon has been cut at the “Shmakovka” Museum, a unique tourist destination has appeared in the city.

As the Major of Daugavpils Janis Lāčplēsis noticed, there is whisky in Scotland, bourbon in United States, chacha in Georgia, slivovitz in Croatia. For non-one it seems odd to promote national cuisine and local drink. Meanwhile Latgale also

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City news 478
Local farmer market resumed to work

Since June 3rd an evening Local farmer market resumed to work, in which Daugavpils inhabitants can purchase the quality products which are grown up in Latgale.

In the market, it is possible to purchase products from Daugavpils region local farmers - greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, berries, fruits, vegetables, honey, seedlings and other goods. Local farmer market will operate on

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Swedish National Day in Daugavpils

On the 4th June Swedish National Day will be celebrated in Daugavpils.  For the first time in Latvia the Swedish National Day will be celebrated outside the capital city. This celebration will be even more important due to the fact that it will be also Daugavpils’ city celebrations.

Swedish Ambassador to Latvia H.Landerholm thinks

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City news 494
Project „Enchancing  volunteering actions and quality in Europe” (EVOLAQ)

Daugavpils City Council continues the organization of local work group’s meetings within the project „Enchancing  volunteering actions and quality in Europe” (EVOLAQ) The project is implemented by Daugavpils City Council together with Norrkopping municipality in Sweden (lead partner). The Project is implemented within the Programme “Europe for

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Council news 1693
IV International East Baltic Business Forum

Latgale Special Economic Zone – business offer in Daugavpils

B2B platforms: metalworking, woodworking industry and textile industry 

June 2nd, 2016, in Daugavpils

11:00 –

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City news 436
Project „Enchancing  volunteering actions and quality in Europe” (EVOLAQ)

Daugavpils City Council together with Norrkopping  municipality in Sweden (lead partner) implements project „Enchancing  volunteering actions and quality in Europe” (EVOLAQ) within the frames of  European Union Programme “Europe for Citizens”, 2nd activity “Democratic engagement and civic

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NEW EXHIBITION SEASON AND NEW WORKS OF MARK ROTHKO IN DAUGAVPILS

Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre is thrilled to announce a very special event – an arrival of much-awaited new original works of Mark Rothko which will be presented for all art lovers as from 24 April 2016!

The originals of the world-famous painter as well as a number of domestic and international exhibitions will be on display to mark the third anniversary of Daugavpils Mark

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Culture news 587
Open hours of the Daugavpils Fortress Culture & Information Centre during Winter holidays

22.12. - 9:00-18:00
23.12. - 9:00-17:00
24.-27.12. - closed
28.-29.12. - 9:00-18:00
30.12. - 9:00-16:00
31.12. - closed
01.-03.01.2016. -

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Multilingual children afternoon. Every Tuesday from 08.12.2015.

Multilingual children afternoon is a great opportunity to develop language skills in a relaxing atmosphere. This activity is organized by our Spanish volunteer Javier Porras. He is a primary school teacher in Spain and he has a long experience in working with kids. Besides that, children will discover Spanish and English language, applying different methods to learn and enjoy at the

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Culture news 557
Conference “European Identity building - transnational civic education” in Daugavpils, Latvia within the framework of “European regions developing European Citizenship” project

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City news 430
Everything ready for the 2nd International Partner Meeting – Conference “European Identity building -  transnational civic education” in Daugavpils, Latvia within the framework of “European r

Daugavpils City Council together with sixteen regions, towns and Civil Society Organisations from eleven EU countries and with the coordination of Lodzkie Region (Poland) have created a project proposal in the framework of the Europe for Citizens Programme.

The aim of this programme is to:

ü  Contribute to citizens' understanding of the EU, its history and

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Culture news 476
José Manuel Ciria. BEFORE THE TITLE, BEYOND THE SURFACE

I decided to write this text about José Manuel Ciria as the words flashed back to me from memories. As the ideas emerged. In a kind of verbal abstract expressionism. It is totally surreal, because this has nothing to do with his work or the unconscious, nor unconsciousness. Expressing it in legal terms, as it were.

I am sitting in front of a window from which all I can see is the

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Culture news 556
LATVIAN CONTEMPORARY CERAMICS

Continuing the Latvian contemporary art exhibition cycle started by Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Center in 2014, this year viewers are offered the opportunity to acquaint themselves with Latvian contemporary ceramics. The choice of ceramics as this year’s art medium is, most likely, a natural occurrence – in 2015 the Daugavpils Ceramics association marks its 35th

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Culture news 697
Valdis Bušs. What is the Truth?

Through making logical judgments an individual can predict the consequences of one’s own and other people’s actions, building different models of thoughts which depict the real world in the past, present and future. Man always thinks in the language he knows best of all! Is the artist’s language art? What is art?

It seems that the question about what art is has never

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Culture news 516
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM  MARK ROTHKO 2015”

The international symposium “Mark Rothko 2015” is a meeting place for masters of painting in Daugavpils - in the city where Mark Rothko was born. They meet for the eleventh time already to create works of painting to commemorate the master of painting and add to the collection of contemporary painting of Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre.

This year, the closing exhibition of

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Culture news 601
Daugavpils teachers mastered the media literacy training in Turkey

Daugavpils City Council implements a strategic partnership project of Erasmus+ project program "Effective media literacy for healthy generation" (project no.2014-1-TR01-KA201-013137), which is co-financed by the EU and coordinated by the municipality of Samsun city, Turkey.

The target audience of the project is primary school teachers, who work with students on a daily basis on these

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Education news 1509

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