| Varakļāni | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Latvia |
| Subdivision Type1: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Madona District |
| Established Title: | Town rights |
| Established Date: | 1928 |
| Pushpin Map: | Latvia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | above |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Latvia |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Māris Justs |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Number of city council members |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 9 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | LV-4838 |
| Area Code Type: | Calling code |
| Area Code: | +371 648 |
| Timezone1: | EET |
| Utc Offset1: | +2 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
| Website: | http://www.varaklani.lv/ |
Varakļāni (; de|Warkland, yi|וואַרקלאַן, ru|Варакляны) is a town in the Latgale historical region of Latvia. The population in 2020 was 1,740.[1]
The town of Varakļāni was founded and established in the Russian Empire in the 18th century.
Varakļāni Palace is located in Varakļāni.
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.[2] 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.[3] Jewish historical records, including online resources, contain much information about community leadership, organizations, and general town information.