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Also known as Stockmannshof, Pliavinios

Pļaviņas (; ) is a town in Aizkraukle Municipality in Latvia. The town is located on the Daugava river. The population in 2020 was 2,974. Latvian law defines the town of Pļaviņas as belonging partly to the Vidzeme region and partly to Latgale.

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Settlement.name
Pļaviņas
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_shield
Plavinas COA.svg
Settlement.image_flag
LVA Pļaviņas flag.png
Settlement.flag_size
150px
Settlement.image_skyline
Pļaviņas train station.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Pļaviņas train station
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Aizkraukle Municipality
Settlement.established_title
Town rights
Settlement.established_date
1927
Settlement.pushpin_map
Latvia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
above
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
300
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Latvia
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.postal_code_type
Postal code

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Official name
Pļaviņas
Population
2864
Area
7.03
Elevation
75
Image
Pļaviņu luterāņu baznīca (3).jpg
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Commons category
Pļaviņas
postal code
LV-5120
native label
Stockmannshof
inception
1927-00-00
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Pļaviņas (; ) is a town in Aizkraukle Municipality in Latvia. The town is located on the Daugava river. The population in 2020 was 2,974. Latvian law defines the town of Pļaviņas as belonging partly to the Vidzeme region and partly to Latgale.

== History == Town rights were granted on April 26, 1927, simultaneously with the incorporation of the neighboring settlement of Gostiņi into Pļaviņas. However, in 1930, at the request of the residents, Gostiņi was excluded from the town limits.

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