Maļinova

Maļinova (historically and locally[1] known as Maļinovka) is a mid-size village in Maļinova Parish, Augšdaugava Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. It is a parish centre. It is located 19 km northeast of Daugavpils at the A13 national road/European route E262.

Maļinova
Medium-size village
Orthodox church in Maļinova
Orthodox church in Maļinova
Maļinova is located in Latvia
Maļinova
Maļinova
Coordinates: 55°59′24″N 26°41′27″E
CountryLatvia
MunicipalityAugšdaugava Municipality
ParishMaļinova Parish
Elevation
125 m (410 ft)
Population
 (2009)
  Total479
Postal code
LV-5459

The inhabited locality grew up out of the former Malinovka village after World War II as a centre of a selsoviet and the Znamya Oktyabrya kolkhoz.[2]

Today Maļinova is the home of the parish administration, a house of culture, library, feldsher station and the Elijah the Prophet Orthodox church.

References

  1. On the names of parishes and municipalities in view of the regional reform. State language centre (in Latvian)
  2. Latvijas pagasti. Enciklopēdija. A/S Preses nams, Rīga, 2001-2002 ISBN 9984-00-412-0


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