Varakļāni facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Varakļāni
Town
Varakļāni Palace in Varakļāni
Coat of arms
Varakļāni Location in Latvia
Country	Latvia
District	Madona District
Town rights	1928
Area
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• Total	1,653
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	LV-4838
Calling code	+371 648
Number of city council members	9
Website	http://www.varaklani.lv/

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

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. 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. Jewish historical records, including online resources, contain much information about community leadership, organizations, and general town information.

Notable people

• Michael Johann von der Borch, (1753–1810) Polish statesman and writer

See also

In Spanish: Varakļāni para niños