Ludza (German: Ludsen, Estonian: Lutsi, Russian: Люцин or Ļucin) is a town in the Latgale region of eastern Latvia. The population as of 2004 was 10,247. Latgale or Latgalia (Polish: Łatgalia; German: Lettgallen) is one of the four regions of Latvia recognised in the Constitution of the Latvian Republic. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ludza, one of the oldest towns in Latvia, was first mentioned in Russian chronicles dating to 1173 or 1177. The Teutonic Order built a stone fortress in 1399 atop an older Latgalian fortress and used Ludza as an eastern outpost in Livonia. Ludza received city rights in 1777 from Catherine II of Russia. Events Canonization of Saint Thomas a Becket, buried at Canterbury August 9th - Construction starts on the Leaning tower of Pisa Castle at Abergavenny was seized by the Welsh. ... Events November 25 - Baldwin IV of Jerusalem and Raynald of Chatillon defeat Saladin at the Battle of Montgisard. ... Teutonic Knights, charging into battle. ... Events September 30 - Accession of Henry IV of England October 13 - Coronation of Henry IV of England November 1 - Accession of John VI, Duke of Brittany Births Deaths November 1 - John V, Duke of Brittany Categories: 1399 ... This article is about the region in Europe. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... H.I.M. Ekaterina II Aleksejevna the Great, Empress and Autocrat of all the Russias Catherine II (Екатерина II Алексеевна: Yekaterína II Alekséyevna, April 21, 1729 - November 6, 1796 (O.S.)), born Sophie Augusta Fredericka, known as Catherine the Great, reigned as empress of Russia from June 28, 1762, to...

External links

• town website, in Latvian
• city tourism
• city history (in Latvian)