Zaļesje Parish () is an administrative unit of

Ludza Municipality Ludza Municipality (, ) is a municipality in Latgale, Latvia. The municipality was formed in 2009 by Merger (politics), merging Briģi Parish, Cirma Parish, Isnauda Parish, Istra Parish, Nirza Parish, Ņukši Parish, Pilda Parish, Pureņi Parish, ...

in the

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region of

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, its administrative center being the village of

Zaļesje Zaļesje is a village in Ludza Municipality in the historical region of Latgale in Latvia. Zaļesje is the centre of Zaļesje Parish. Populated places in Ludza Municipality Villages in Latgale {{Latgale-geo-stub ...

. The place is close to the border with

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, and the name of the village is a common Russian toponym meaning "place over the woods". By the 2009 administrative reform, this territorial unit was merged into the

Zilupe Municipality Zilupe Municipality () is a former 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 Pa ...

. Since 1 July 2021, Zaļesje Parish has been part of

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Parishes in Ludza Municipality Latgale {{Latgale-geo-stub