Pasiene

Pasiene (Latgalian: Pasīne/Posīne^[1]) is a settlement in Pasiene Parish, Ludza Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. It is the easternmost point of Latvia^[2] and the easternmost point of the contiguous part of the Baltic states.

As of February 2022, the settlement has a population of 267.^[1] Although Pasiene is a small village, it is known for its Baroque-style Roman Catholic church dating from 1761. There also used to be a Dominican abbey in Pasiene, close to the church, but it burnt down in 1837.

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^ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Database of placenames" (in Latvian). Retrieved 7 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
^ "National encyclopedia" (in Latvian). Retrieved 7 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

56°17′N 28°10′E / 56.283°N 28.167°E / 56.283; 28.167

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[placenames-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Database of placenames" (in Latvian). Retrieved 7 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

[encyclopedia-2] "National encyclopedia" (in Latvian). Retrieved 7 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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