Pļaviņas — a town (since 1927) in the Aizkraukle district (Republic of Latvia). In the 19th and early 20th centuries, it was part of the Dvinsk district of Vitebsk province. From 1918 to 1940, it belonged to the Republic of Latvia; from 1940 to 1991, to the Latvian SSR.

In 1925, 15 Jews lived in Pļaviņas (1% of the population); in 1935, 35 Jews (2%).

In 1935, Jews in Pļaviņas owned 13 shops (out of 61). Among the Jewish residents of the town was a physician. A branch of “Herzlia” operated in Pļaviņas.

The Jews of Pļaviņas were killed during the Holocaust.