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Joniškėlis

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Country
  
Capital of
  
Joniškėlis eldership

Area
  
236 ha

Local time
  
Monday 8:37 PM

Ethnographic region
  
Eldership
  
Joniškėlis eldership

First mentioned
  
1685

Population
  
1,201 (2011)

Joniškėlis

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.

Contents

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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


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