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Daugavpils (; ; (ロシア語:Даугавпилс) ; see other names) is a city in southeastern Latvia, located on the banks of the Daugava River, from which the city gets its name. Daugavpils literally means "Daugava Castle". It is the second largest city in the country after the capital Riga, which is located some to its north-west. Daugavpils has a favorable geographical position as it borders Belarus and Lithuania (distances of and respectively). It is located some from the Latvian border with Russia. Daugavpils is a major railway junction and industrial centre and is lies approximately midway between Riga and Minsk. The city is surrounded by many lakes and nature parks. It is also known for its overwhelmingly Russian-speaking population. ==Names== Historically, several names in various languages have identified Daugavpils. Some are still in use today. *(ベラルーシ語:Даўгаўпілс) (''Daŭhaŭpils''), Дзвінск (''Dzvinsk''),〔In Taraškievica it is spelled ''Дзьвінск'' (''Dźvinsk'').〕 historically ''Дынабург'' (''Dynaburh'') *(エストニア語:Väinalinn) *(フィンランド語:Väinänlinna) *(ドイツ語:Dünaburg) *Latgalian: ''Daugpiļs'' *(リトアニア語:Daugpilis) *(ポーランド語:Dyneburg), ''Dźwinów'', ''Dźwińsk'' *(ロシア語:Даугавпилс), Невгин (''Nevgin''), Динабург (''Dinaburg''), Борисоглебск (''Borisoglebsk'' 1656–1667), Двинcк (''Dvinsk'') *(イディッシュ語:דענעבורג) (''Dineburg'') Here is a chronology of name changes: * Dünaburg (1275—1656) * Borisoglebsk (1656—1667) * Dünaburg (1667—1893) * Dvinsk (1893—1920) * Daugavpils (1920—today) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Daugavpils」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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