Karsava ( Latvian. 
, lat. Kuorsova ; until 1917 Korsovka ) - a city (since 1928) in the east of Latvia in the historical and cultural region of Latgale , the administrative center of the Karsavas region .
| City | |||
| Karsava | |||
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| Latvian. Kārsava | |||
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| A country |  Latvia | ||
| Status | regional city | ||
| Region | Latgale | ||
| Edge | Karsavsky | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Former names | Cowboy | ||
| City with | 1928 | ||
| Square | 3.9 km² | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in summer UTC + 3 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 2081 [1] people ( 2015 ) | ||
| Density | 533.6 people / km² | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Postcode | LV-5717 [2] | ||
| ATVK Code | 0681009 [3] | ||
Content
History
In 1897, 1313 people lived in Korsovka, including 294 Lutherans, 278 Catholics, 609 Jews.
Karsava received the status of the city in 1928 . Stimulus for the growth of the city was given by the Malnava and Karsava stations on the Karsava - Rezekne I railway line, as well as as a junction of new highways .
In Soviet times, metalworking was developed.
Until July 1, 2009, it was part of the Ludza district with a district center in the city of Ludza . After the administrative-territorial reform, it became the center of the new Karsavsky Krai .
Malnava College established in 1921 (as Latgale Agricultural Secondary School) is located 1.5 km from Karsava
Geography
The area of the city is 3.9 km².
The distance in a straight line to the border with the Russian Federation from Karsava is 4.5 km. From the neighboring village of Bozawa, Karsavu is separated by the Utroya River [4] .
Population
According to the 2000 census, the city population was 2722 people, of which Latvians ( Latgalese ) - 65.1% (1772 people), Russians - 31.9% (868 people), and others ( Poles , Belarusians , etc. ) - 3.0% (82 people) [5] .
According to the 2011 census of Latvia, of the 2231 residents of the city, Latvians accounted for 72.66% (1621 people), Russians - 24.52% (547 people), others - 2.82% (63 people) [6] .
According to estimates at the beginning of 2015, the population of the city is 2081 permanent residents [1] .
Transport
Roads
Passing through Karsava, the A13 motorway passes the Russian border ( Grebnevo ) - Rezekne - Daugavpils - the Lithuanian border ( Medumi ), which is part of the European route E 262 .
The regional roads P45 Viljaka - Karsava, P48 Karsava - Tilzha - Dublukalns , P49 Karsava - Ludza - Ezernieki and P50 Karsava - the border of Russia ( Aizgarsha ) are suitable for Karsava.
Among the local roads it should be noted V403 Karsava - Karsava railway station .
Intercity bus service
Main routes: Karsava - Rezekne ; Karsava - Ludza - Rezekne - Varakljany - Pляaviясas - Riga ; Karsava - Balvi - Gulbene - Smiltene - Cesis ; Karsava - Viljaka - Aluksne .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Resident population by sex: cities of republican significance, territory, city and volost at the beginning and in the middle of the year (unavailable link) // Iedzīvotāji - Datubāze (Population. Database) Archived November 17, 2015 on Wayback Machine Centrālā statistikas pārvalde (Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia) (Latvian)
- ↑ Book of Postal Codes of Latvia - April 2011 (Latvian)
- ↑ Classifier of administrative territories and territorial units of Latvia Archival copy of November 15, 2010 on Wayback Machine - February 16, 2011 (Latvian)
- ↑ map of Karsavsky Krai Archived copy of March 4, 2016 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Map of the ethnic composition of Latvia 2000
- ↑ Population and ethnic composition of cities, territories and volosts of Latvia by census 2011
Literature
- Karsava // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
- Korsówka / Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego. T. IV: Kęs - Kutno. Warszawa 1883.