Varakļāni

Town in Latvia
Town in Madona District, Latvia
Coat of arms of Varakļāni
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56°36′N 26°45′E / 56.600°N 26.750°E / 56.600; 26.750Country LatviaDistrictMadona DistrictTown rights1928Government
 • MayorMāris JustsArea • Total5.33 km2 (2.06 sq mi) • Land5.26 km2 (2.03 sq mi) • Water0.07 km2 (0.03 sq mi)Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total1,693 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+2 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)Postal code
LV-4838
Calling code+371 648Number of city council members9Websitehttp://www.varaklani.lv/

Varakļāni (pronunciationⓘ; German: Warkland, Yiddish: וואַרקלאַן, Russian: Варакляны) is a town in the Latgale historical region of Latvia. The population in 2020 was 1,740.[3]

History

The town of Varakļāni was founded and established in the Russian Empire in the 18th century.

Varakļāni Palace is located in Varakļāni.

Jews in Varaklani

Varaklani had a sizeable population of Jews throughout much of its history, ending with the Holocaust. Towards the end of the 19th century, Jews comprised about 75% of the population. Various pogroms, expulsions, WWI and the Russian Revolutions brought the Jewish population down considerably. Several hundred Jews left with the Russians in preparation of the Nazi advance.[4] The Nazis forced 540 remaining Jews to dig their own graves, and then shot them to death in a mass shooting on 4 August 1941.[5] Jewish historical records, including online resources, contain much information about community leadership, organizations, and general town information.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Reģionu, novadu, pilsētu un pagastu kopējā un sauszemes platība gada sākumā". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā) 2021 - 2022". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ^ "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and county". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  4. ^ "Museum "Jews in Latvia" | Towns and Places".
  5. ^ "Varakļāni Municipality, Varakļāni, the Jewish Cemetery : Holocaust Memorial Places in Latvia".

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