Ludza Estonians

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Ludza Estonians

Lutsi maarahvas
Southern Estonian language area, Ludza Estonians in eastern corner of Latvia
Total population
Unknown but people from the Ludza area often acknowledge Ludza ancestry[1]
Regions with significant populations
Latvia
Languages
Ludza (historically), Latvian
Religion
Catholic
Related ethnic groups
other Baltic Finns

The Ludza Estonians (in the Ludza dialect: Lutsi maarahvas – ‘Lutsi Estonians’, in Latvian: Ludzas igauņi) are a group of ethnic Estonians living in and around Ludza, south-eastern Latvia.