2. Daugavpils –
second largest city in Latvia
at the Eastern border of EU
Lithuania – 25 km
Belarus – 35 km
Russia – 120 km
Important cross-border center of industry,
transportation, commerce,
services, education, culture and tourism.
3. Dünaburg – castle on the Düna river
738
anniversary in 2013
1275
Master of Livonian Order
Ernst von Ratzeburg
established the castle of Dünaburg
Daugavpils
1275
Naujene
on the trade route “from Vikings to Greeks” (river Daugava)
9. The
Coat of Arms
of the City of Daugavpils
Lily
Prayer
River
Way
Castle
Home
1275-1656
Dünaburg
1656-1667
1667-1893
1893-1920 1920-2013
– Борисоглебск – Динабург – Двинск
– Daugavpils
1275 - Castle of Dünaburg was first mentioned in historical chronicles
1582 - Dünaburg was granted town rights by King of Poland Stephen Bathory according to
Magdeburger law
11. The Oldest Museum in Latgale RegionDaugavpils Rural Research and Art Museum
Building of the year 1883.
12. Church Hill
unique sacral place in Daugavpils
Four churches of different confessions stand side by side:
•St. Boris and Gleb Cathedral (1905)
•Martin Luther Cathedral (1893)
•The Roman Catholic Church of Blessed Virgin Mary’s birth (1902)
•The House of prayer of the First Old-Believers’ Community (1908)
13. Daugavpils Theatre is the oldest one
professional theatre in Latvia
Acts latvian, russian and latgalian troupe.
2012 – 155th Anniversary of Theatre
14. KAZANOVA.HENRIETA.VENĒCIJA.
Dance performance
"Casanova. Henrietta.
Venice "is a spectacular
scenic action of ambitious
scenery and visual effects.
The show will delete the
line between dramatic
actors and theater ballet
troupe of nowadays, their
performance on stage will
be combined into a single
unity.
PREMIERE:
November 22, 2013
20. National and cultural societies:
Latvians
Latgalians
Russians
Lithuanians
Byelorussians
Poles
Tatars
Ukrainians
Hebrews
Germans
Gipsys u.c.
21. Daugavpils national cultural societies
Preservation of cultural
and historical heritage
Ramla
(Israel)
Central Administration District of Moscow,
Naro-Fominsk, Saint-Petersburg, Pskov (Russia)
Panevėžys
(Lithuania)
Babruysk, Lida, Vitebsk, Braslav
(Belarus)
Magdeburg
(Germany)
Radom
(Poland)
Kharkov
(Ukrain)
24. Daugavpils University
largest regional university in Latvia
Daugavpils University
-2 380 students
Riga International Economic
and Business Administration
High School
-193 students
Riga Technical University
-280 students
7741 students (2013/2014) – high
and professional schools)
10 high schools
6 professional schools
Institute of Transport
Communication
-200 students
Baltic International Academy
-233 students
25. Daugavpils - center of education
Daugavpils State
Technical School
– 1743 students
Daugavpils professional
construction school
– 983 students
Daugavpils professional
trade school
-424 students
Daugavpils medical colledge
-280 students
26. Daugavpils - center of education
Music school
515 students
Art school
«Saules skola»
340 students
29. Daugavpils - center of education
29 kindergartens – 4517 children
18 schools – 8756 pupils
30. Development of infrastructure of
educational institutions
- Energy efficiency of public buildings
- Improving yards and sports playgrounds
- Acquisition of modern technical learning devices
LVL 8 461 747 schools
LVL 2 837 101
kindergartens
II section
31.
32. Historically Daugavpils has been
developing as industrial city
First railway in Latvia, 1861
Saint-Petersburg – Daugavpils - Warsaw
34. Logistic Hub at the Eastern Border of EU
3500 jobs
Daugavpils railway freight turnover
2 Mil. cargo cars / year
35. Largest production sectors of Daugavpils
• Metal processing
• Locomotive and railway rolling stock repair service
• Production of food and beverages
29%
24%
16%
41. Accessibility of Daugavpils industrial
zones
Connection to the Trans-European
Transport Networks (TEN-T)
LVL 24 461 833
Nominated to “Best engineering construction of 2011”
by Latvian Association of Civil Engineers
42. Development of central water supply system
Sewage treatment plants
Reconstruction of water supply network
€ 21 506 684
LVL 15 054 679
III section
43. Development of central heat supply system
Jauna katlu māja Kalkunos
€ 2 189 733
LVL 1 532 813
€ 923 510
LVL 646 457
Reconstruction of heat supply network
Reconstruction of heat production stations
52. Multifunctional sport complex –
Daugavpils Olimpic Centre
International competitions
Sports possibilities
Family recreation
53. Speedway sport in Daugavpils
Speedway Grand Prix
stage of World
Speedway is
Championship was in
national sport in
Daugavpils, Latvia
Daugavpils!
August 17th 2013
After the construction
Speedway Stadium is
one of the biggest in
Europe.
54. Daugavpils Cooperation and Twin-Cities
Batumi
(Georgia)
Alaverdi
(Armenia)
Kharkov
(Ukrain)
Magdeburg
(Germany)
Daugavpils
(Latvia)
Ramla
(Israel)
Motala
(Sweden)
Harbin
(China)
Radom
(Poland)
Central Administration District of Moscow,
Babruysk, Lida, Vitebsk, Braslav
Naro-Fominsk, Saint-Petersburg, Pskov (Russia) (Belarus)
55. Promoting Daugavpils City positive
economic and social image
II. International investment forum in
Daugavpils
“Latgale – Eastern gate of European Union”
56. II. International investment forum in Daugavpils
“Latgale – Eastern gate of European Union”
Azerbaijan
Sweden
Latvia
France
Armenia
Belarus
Finland
Germany
Ukraine
Spain
Russia
Canada
Lithuania
Poland
57. Daugavpils investment opportunities
and production enterprises catalogue
•http://www.daugavpils.lv/files/compo
nents/main_content/files/Katalogs2012
_v12_final.pdf
Exhibition
„Manufactured in Latgale
and Daugavpils product”
65. Daugavpils Fortress
The only Fortress of early 19th century in Eastern Europe
that has remained virtually unchanged
LVL 20 303 513, including municipal
projects - LVL 10 503 513
69. Water Tower
€ 29 395 780
LVL 20 577 046
Including co-financiation of municipality:
€ 15 395 780
LVL 10 777 046
Now: Daugavpils Fortress
Tourism and Culture Information Centre
70. Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Center
At the Centre will be opportunity to see
Mark Rothko's art originals and
reproductions, asses’ digital exhibition of the
artist's life and works.
71. Water Tower Building
Military Arsenal Building
Daugavpils Fortress
Tourism Information Center
Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Center
74. Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Center
This is be the only place in Eastern Europe
where world famous artist,
founder of abstract expressionist Mark
Rothko original works
are presented.
€ 6 404 204
LVL 4 482 943