Rundēni parish (Latvian: Rundēnu pagasts) is located in southwest Ludza District in Latvia. It borders on the Pildas, Nirza, Lauderu and Istras parishes of the Ludza District; the Škaunes and Ezernieku parishes of the Krāslava District; and the Kaunatas parish of Rezekne District.^[4] It is a distance of 33 km from the village of Rundēni at the parish centre up to District centre - Ludza. Up to Riga, the capital city of Latvia, it is 315 km.

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Rundēni Parish
parish of Latvia
56°15′48″N 27°47′00″E
Country	Latvia
Area [1]
• Total	124.39 km2 (48.03 sq mi)
• Land	120.73 km2 (46.61 sq mi)
• Water	3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2023)[2]
• Total	337
• Density	2.7/km2 (7.0/sq mi)

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Rundēni parish

Village of Rundēni
Country:	Latvia
Region:	Latgale
District:	Ludza District
Administrative centre:	Rundēni[3]
Status:	from 1933
Population:	620 (2007)
Location:	56°16′36.3″N 27°49′34.7″E

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In the Census of 2000, from a population of 800, there were 231 residents of Latvian nationality, 522 Russians, and 23 Belarusians.

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Rundēni parish is located on the height of Latgale. Most of the parish is covered by the hills of Razna, and in the south-east by hills of Dagda. The highest part of Rundēni parish is the northern part, which forms a watershed between the rivers Daugava and Velikaya (basin of Lake Pskov). The western part of the parish is close to the massif of Lielais Liepukalns. The highest hills are Pentjušu Hill, and hills to the north at Kovaļiški, Sūnupļava and Rudzīši. The biggest lake is Lake Bižas. Smaller lakes include Bezersļesjes, Aunejas, Testečkovas, Kazeņa and Rudzīšu. The Saryanka River, a tributary of the Daugava, flows through the parish. Other small rivers of the parish are the Kazeņa, Siņica, Volčica, Vonogupīte.

The centre of the parish is the village of Rundēni. Other populated places include:

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Early in its history, the parish included the manors Rundēni, Viktorinavas un Bišu and smaller half-manors Zuranpole, Čuhnova, and Lielā Kriņņica un Zaķu. During an agrarian reform, the manors were divided into land lots. The Pakalnu manor house is a private property, its architectural style is [[neo-romanticism]] and park of Rundēni manor. Until 1938 there were schools: in Ruleva, Drozdovka, Rudzīši, Pakalni, Vertulova and Rundēni. In 1939, the Rundēni secondary school was constructed. In 1920-1930, a rural community, some companies are formed: agricultural, credit-savings and cattle breeding. There were two flour mills, a dairy, twelve grocery shops, two bakeries, shop of wine and vodka, and also a shop and manufacturer and leather products. During the Soviet era, the state farm at Rundēni was the largest in Ludza District.