Pasiene

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Pasiene ({{langx|ltg|Pasīne/Posīne}}{{cite web|url=https://vietvardi.lgia.gov.lv/vv/to_www_obj.objekts?p_id=65482 |title=Database of placenames|language=Latvian|accessdate=7 March 2024}}) is a settlement in Pasiene Parish, Ludza Municipality in the Latgale region of Latvia. It is the easternmost point of Latvia{{cite web|url=https://enciklopedija.lv/skirklis/22626-Latvijas-gal%C4%93jie-punkti|title=National encyclopedia|language=Latvian|accessdate=7 March 2024}} and the easternmost point of the contiguous part of the Baltic states.

As of February 2022, the settlement has a population of 267. Although Pasiene is a small village, it is known for its Baroque-style Roman Catholic church dating from 1761. There also used to be a Dominican abbey in Pasiene, close to the church, but it burnt down in 1837.