Joniškėlis

Joniškėlis
City

Coat of arms
Joniškėlis

Location of Joniškėlis

Coordinates: 56°1′30″N 24°10′10″E / 56.02500°N 24.16944°E / 56.02500; 24.16944Coordinates: 56°1′30″N 24°10′10″E / 56.02500°N 24.16944°E / 56.02500; 24.16944
Country  Lithuania
Ethnographic region Aukštaitija
County Panevėžys County
Municipality Pasvalys district municipality
Eldership Joniškėlis eldership
Capital of Joniškėlis eldership
First mentioned 1685
Granted city rights 1736
Population (2005)
  Total 1,432
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Joniškėlis ( pronunciation ) is a city in the Pasvalys district municipality, Lithuania. It is located 17 km (11 mi) west of Pasvalys.

Name

Versions of the city's name in other languages include Polish: Johaniszkiele, Russian: Иоганишкели Ioganishkeli, Belarusian: Iоганiшкели Iohanishkeli, Yiddish: יאַנישקעל Yonishkel.

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