Reģi

Reģi is a village in Alsunga municipality in the historical region of Courland in western Latvia.[1]

On 23 February 2007 a huge fire caused 26 fatalities in the "Reģi" institution for mentally disabled near Alsunga, which was later closed and government took a decision to move the institution to Gudenieki. It was the most fatal fire in the modern history of Latvia.

Reģi Manor
Reģi Manor

References

  1. ↑ "Alsungas pagasts - Par Alsungu" (in Latvian). Alsunga Municipality. Retrieved 2010-09-25.

Coordinates: 56°59′45″N 21°37′17″E / 56.99583°N 21.62139°E / 56.99583; 21.62139


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