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Also known as Varakļuoni, Warkelen, Warkland

Varakļāni (; , , , ) is a town in Madona Municipality and the Latgale historical region of Latvia. The population in 2020 was 1,740.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Varakļāni
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_shield
Varaklani COA.svg
Settlement.image_skyline
Stadtschloss Varakļāni (Lettland).jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Varakļāni Palace in Varakļāni
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Madona Municipality
Settlement.established_title
Town rights
Settlement.established_date
1928
Settlement.pushpin_map
Latvia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
above
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Latvia
Settlement.leader_party
LA
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Māris Justs
Settlement.blank_name_sec1
Number of city council members

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name
Varakļāni
Country
Latvia
Population
1619
Area
5.33
Elevation
107
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Official website
www.varaklani.lv
Image
Varakļānu katoļu baznīca.JPG
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Commons category
Varakļāni
native label
Varakļāni
postal code
LV-4838
inception
1928-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Jews in Varakļāni
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Varakļāni (; , , , ) is a town in Madona Municipality and 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Varakļāni” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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