Pasiene is a settlement in Pasiene Parish

Pasiene parish

Pasiene Parish was an administrative unit of the now defunct Ludza District in Latvia. As a result of the 2009 administrative divisions reform of Latvia, Lauderi Parish was absorbed by Zilupe Municipality.- Towns, villages and settlements of Pasiene parish :...

, Zilupe Municipality

Zilupe municipality

Zilupe Municipality is a municipality in the historical region of Latgale, and the Latgale Planning Region in Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2002 by merging Zaļesje Parish and Zilupe. In 2009 it absorbed Lauderi Parish and Pasiene Parish, the administrative centre being Zilupe...

, Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

. It is the easternmost point

Extreme points of Latvia

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 of Latvia and the easternmost point

Extreme points of the European Union

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 of the contiguous part of the Baltic States

Baltic states

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As of September 2008, the settlement has a population of 385. Although Pasiene is a small village, it is known for its Baroque

Baroque

The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...

-style Roman Catholic church dating from 1761. There also used to be a Dominican

Dominican Order

The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...

abbey in Pasiene, close to the church, but it burnt down in 1837.