The Belarus–Latvia border is of 172.912 km (107.443 mi) length. It spans from the tripoint with Lithuania to the tripoint with Russia.[1] It is an external border of the European Union.
| Belarus–Latvia border | |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Entities |  Belarus  Latvia |
| Length | 172.912 kilometres (107.443 mi) |
The current border between the republics of Belarus (CIS member) and Latvia (EU member) was established after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and confirmed by an agreement of 21 February 1994 about the establishment of the border,[1] finalized on April 10, 2013, in the agreement about the functioning of the border.[2]
For about 16.6 km (10.3 mi), the border runs along the Daugava River. It also crosses the Lake Rychy and an island in the lake. The border starts from the triple junction of the borders with Lithuania ( 55°40′50.17″N 26°37′49.79″E / 55.6806028°N 26.6304972°E[3] ) and continues to the east to the triple junction of the borders with Russia ( 56°10′12″N 28°09′04″E / 56.17000°N 28.15111°E[4] )
Border crossings
editThe May 10, 2006 decree of the President of Belarus no. 313 established the following border crossings.[5]
| # | Name (Belarus — Latvia) | Crossing type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minsk, Belarus — Daugavpils, Latvia | railroad |
| 2 | Hryharowshchyna (Грыгароўшчына) — Paternieki[6] | highway |
| 3 | Urbany (Урбаны) — Silene[7] | highway |
| 4 | Hawrylina (Гаўрыліна) — Meikšāni | simplified crossing |
| 5 | Druya (Друя) — Piedruja | simplified crossing |
| 6 | Lipawka (Ліпаўка) — Vorzova | simplified crossing |
| 7 | Plyusy (Плюсы) — Kaplava | simplified crossing |
References
edit- ^ a b "Государственная территория и государственная граница Республики Беларусь". Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ ДОГОВОР между Правительством Латвийской Республики и Правительством Республики Беларусь о режиме латвийско - белорусской государственной границы
- ^ Jan S. Krogh's Geosite: Byelorussia (BY) - Latvia (LV) - Lithuania (LT)
- ^ Byelorussia (BY) - Latvia (LV) - Russia (RU) trifinium
- ^ Указ Президента Республики Беларусь от 10 мая 2006 г. № 313
- ^ ""Grigorovshchina - Paternieki customs border"". Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ Пункт пропуска Урбаны - Силене граница таможня Беларусь - Латвия.