Rundēni Parish  Rundēni parish () is located in a southwest of Ludza District in Latvia, it borders on the Pildas, Nirza, Lauderu and Istras parishes (all: Ludza District), the Škaunes and Ezernieku parishes (both: Krāslava District) and the Kaunatas parish (Rezekne District). Distances: from parish centre - village of Rundēni up to District centre - Ludza is 33 km, up to the Capital of Latvia - Riga - 315 km. In the Census of 2000, from a population of 800, there were 231 residents of Latvian nationality, 522 Russians, and 23 Belarussians. The Rundēni parish is located on the Height of Latgale. The most part of parish is covered by hills of Razna, in a southeast - by hills of Dagda. The highest part of Rundēni parish is a northern part, which forms a watershed between the rivers Daugava and Velikaya (basin of Lake Pskov). Also on a height there is a western part, which closely approaches to massif of Lielais Liepukalns. The highest hills are Pentjušu Hill, and also hills to the north from Kovaļiški at Sūnupļava and at Rudzīši. The biggest lake is Lake Bižas. Smaller lakes: Bezersļesjes, Aunejas, Testečkovas, Loboržu, Audeļu (Kovaļišku), Bļižņevas, Glušeņa, Pakalnu, Vorzovas, Kazeņa, Rudzīšu. On territory of parish flows the Saryanka River, which runs into Daugava. Other small rivers of the rural community: Kazeņa, Siņica, Volčica, Vonogupīte. The centre of the parish is the village of Rundēni. Other populated places include:   Under direction of self-management of Rundēni parish there are the following establishments located in the parish centre: school (does not work since 2007), a preschool educational institution, the People's house (club), dispensary and library. The largest farms of Rundēni parish: 'Zaļesje', 'Sarya', 'Velmes', 'Tseriba', the basic kind of activities - cattle-breeding and grain-farming.