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Daugavpils

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Described At Daugavpils yivo
Has Abstract (Rus. and Yid., Dvinsk; Ger., Dünaburg; among Jews, also called Dinaburg), largest town in southeastern Latvia. Daugavpils, founded in the thirteenth century, became a district capital in the nineteenth century. Jews settled in the town in the mid-1770s. Throughout the nineteenth century and up to World War I, Jews constituted 50 percent of Dvinsk’s total population (increasing from about 1,500 persons in 1800 to about 56,000 by 1914). They lived mainly in the Altstadt, Plan, and Plezer quarters. yivo
is Represents of 2707942 ep
Title Daugavpils yivo
is Owl Same As of 2707942 ep
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  • Daugavpils
  • Dinaburg
  • Dvinsk
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Core Pref Label Daugavpils yivo
Core Related 19 yivo
is Core Related 19 of yivo
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