German: Aglohn) is a village in the Aglona Parish of Preiļi Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia.
Located on the narrow strip of land between the lakes Cirišs and Egles, the present-day village is the result of merger of three settlements: Aglona, Somerseta and Jaunciems.
[2] It attracts tens of thousands of pilgrims every year on the day of the Assumption of Mary (15 August) as well as on Pentecost.
The historic icon of the Aglona Mother of God is considered miraculous and has long been an object of veneration.
In 1980, the church celebrated its 200th anniversary and was officially given the status of a minor basilica by Pope John Paul II.