Preiļi

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Preiļi



City rights	1928

Location of Preiļi within Latvia
Location	56°18′N, 26°43′E
Other names	German: Prely; Lithuanian: Preiliai
Mayor	Aldis Adamovičs
Number of city council members	11
District	Preiļi District
Area	5.1 km² (2 sq mi)
Population	8,605
Density	1,687 /km² (4,369 /sq mi)
Postal code	LV-5301
Calling code	+371 53
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Homepage of Preiļi

Preiļi (pronunciation (help·info)) is a city in Latvia. It is also center of Preiļi District.

1 History
2 People
3 See also
4 References

[edit] History

Preiļi is one of the oldest settlements in Latvia^[1]. It's first mentioned in written sources in 1250. By 1897 Preiļi had population of 2104. Preiļi has city rights since 1928. By 1935 there were 1662 people living in Preiļi of whom 50,97 % were Jews. After World War II there were less than 1000 people living in Preiļi. During Soviet Union years many workers from Russia and Belarus started working in Preiļi and population of it raised till 9421 in 1989.