Were 26 Christian merchants, 3 Jewish merchants, and no skilled craftsmen. Jews have been there since the end of the 18th century. Legend says it was for Queen Ruzhina that the city is named. In Latvian it is called Rezekne (Rez' ik na), the "city of seven hills." There wasĪn old castle built there around 1260, over remains of one built perhaps in the 9thĬentury. In Russian and Yiddish it was called Rezhitsa. *** Brief Overview of Rezekne This information has been compliled by Jeanne Behrman-Wax Here to see photos of the prisoner of war marches, the entry of the Red Army,
SSR, including a dairy processor, lumber mill, and electric-instrument factory.ĭuring this time, many Russians moved to the city, making up a large part of the Rēzekne had the 5th highest industrial output in the Latvian Rēzekne was rebuilt after the war with an emphasis on Remained in the city at the end of the war. Out of a pre-war population of 13,300, only 5,000 people Rēzekne was heavily damaged by both Nazi and Soviet armies during World War II Īfter heavy air-bombing by Soviet forces in 1944, 2/3 of its original buildings Following Latvia's declaration of independence in 1918, and the driving out of both the German and Red armies from Latvia, the city became a cultural centre for all of Latgale. In the spring of 1917, the first congress of Latgalia was held in Rēzekne, in which Latgale decided to unite with the rest of Latvia. In 1773, Rēzekne received city rights.ĭuring the 19th century, the arrival of the Moscow-Riga and Saint Petersburg-Warsaw railways transformed Rēzekne from a sleepy country town into an important city with two stations. Rēzekne received Magdeburg rights from Poland in the 17th century, but fell to the Russian Empire during the Partitions of Poland. The town became part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after the Peace of Jam Zapolski in 1582 during the Livonian War. Throughout its early history, Rēzekne was attacked many times by Russian and Lithuanian forces. The name Rēzekne was first documented in 1285.
In 1285, the knights built a stone fortress on the site, which is today known as Rēzekne castle ruins, to serve as a border post on their eastern frontier. ThisĮdition is entirely in the public domain.Ī Latgalian hill fort is known to have existed at Rēzekne from the 9th to the 13th centuries, until its destruction at the hands of German crusaders of the Livonian Order. Gave it in pawn to Poland, and, though it was captured by the Russians in 1567Īnd 1577, and had its fortifications dismantled by the Swedes during the war ofġ656-60, it continued Polish till 1773, when White Russia was united with theĬhisholm, Hugh H., General Editor, "Ryezhitsa." Encyclopedia Britannica 11th Edition. Was continually the object of hostile attacks. Teutonic Knights to keep in subjection the Lithuanians and Letts. Is called in the Livonian chronicles, Roziten, was founded in 1285 by the The cathedral is a modern building (1846). Increased from 7306 in 1867 to 10,681 in 1897 but its importance is mainly Vitebsk and on the railway between St Petersburg and Warsaw. A town of Russia, in the government of Vitebsk, 150 m.
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