Alūksne district
former district of Latvia
Alūksne district (Latvian: Alūksnes rajons) was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Vidzeme region, in the country's north-east, 202 km (126 mi) from the capital city Riga. The district had international borders with Estonia (border 103.8 km/64.35 miles) and Russia (border 46.4 km/28.77 miles), and internal borders with the districts of Valka (51.7 km/32.05 miles), Gulbene (98.1 km/60.83 miles) and Balvi (57.4 km/35.58 miles). The main city in the district was Alūksne.
After the administrative-territorial reform of 2009 the Alūksne district was divided between Alūksne Municipality and Ape Municipality.
The public source identifies “Alūksne district” as former district of Latvia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Alūksne, district and former.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 7, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q771190. Authority coordinates are 57.417, 27.000. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2009.
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