Country Lithuania County Panevėžys County Capital of Joniškėlis eldership Area 236 ha Local time Monday 8:37 PM | Ethnographic region Aukštaitija Eldership Joniškėlis eldership First mentioned 1685 Population 1,201 (2011) | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind N at 2 km/h, 85% Humidity Municipality Pasvalys District Municipality | ||
Joniškėlis ( pronunciation ) is a city in the Pasvalys district municipality, Lithuania. It is located 17 km (11 mi) west of Pasvalys.
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Name
Versions of the city's name in other languages include Polish: Johaniszkiele, Russian: Иоганишкели Ioganishkeli, Belarusian: Iоганiшкели Iohanishkeli, Yiddish: יאַנישקעל Yonishkel.
History
Before World War II, around 20% of the total population was Jewish. During the summer 1941, 200 Joniskelis Jews were shot to death by Germans in the Zideiko Forest in Pasvalys.
References
Joniškėlis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA