Varakļāni

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Varakļāni
Town
Varakļāni Palace in Varakļāni
Varakļāni Palace in Varakļāni
Coat of arms of Varakļāni
Coat of arms
Varakļāni is located in Latvia
Varakļāni
Varakļāni
Location in Latvia
Coordinates: 56°36′28″N 26°45′18″E / 56.60778°N 26.75500°E / 56.60778; 26.75500
Country Latvia
MunicipalityVarakļāni Municipality
Town rights1928
Government
 • MayorMāris Justs
Area
[1]
 • Total
5.33 km2 (2.06 sq mi)
 • Land5.26 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
 • Water0.07 km2 (0.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
1,653
 • Density310/km2 (800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
LV-4838
Calling code+371 648
Number of city council members9
Websitehttp://www.varaklani.lv/

Varakļāni (pronunciationⓘ; Polish: Warklany, 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 7 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  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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