Krauja ( Latvian. Krauja ) is a town in the Daugavpils region of Latvia . Included in the Nauensky parish . It is located on the right bank of the Western Dvina near the regional road P65 ( Vetsstropi - Krauya). Daugavpils city is about 11 km away. According to data for 2015, 1022 people lived in the settlement [1] . There is a school of music and arts, a youth and sports center, an orphanage, a library, a kindergarten, a post office, and a medical practice. Nearby is the Krauya Daugavpils - Indra railway station.
| Village | |
| Krauya | |
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| Latvian. Krauja | |
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| A country |  Latvia |
| Edge | Daugavpils Region |
| Parish | Nauenskaya parish |
| History and geography | |
| Former names | Hoeftenberg |
| Center height | |
| Population | |
| Population | 1022 people ( 2015 ) |
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History
The locality developed around the former Goftenberg estate.
In Soviet times, Krauja was part of the Vecpilssa Village Council of the Daugavpils District . The village was located Daugavpils meliorative and construction management [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Vietvārdu datubāze
- ↑ Administrative and territorial division of the Latvian SSR in 1978 . - Riga: Liesma, 1978. - 137 p. - 8000 copies (Latvian) (Rus.)