Daugavpils is an important cultural centre in eastern Latvia. There are 22 primary and secondary schools, four vocational schools, and the Saules College of Art. More than 1,000 teachers and engineers graduate from the University of Daugavpils (formerly Daugavpils Pedagogical University) and the local branch of Riga Technical University annually. There is also a Polish gymnasium on Varšavas iela (Warsaw Street).

Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1561–1569
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569–1772
Russian Empire 1772–1917
Republic of Latvia 1920−1940
 Soviet Union 1940–1941
Reichskommissariat Ostland 1941–1944
 Soviet Union 1944–1991

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