Joniškėlis
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 Joniškėlis
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| Coordinates: 56°1′30″N 24°10′10″E / 56.02500°N 24.16944°ECoordinates: 56°1′30″N 24°10′10″E / 56.02500°N 24.16944°E | ||
| Country |
 Lithuania
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| Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija | |
| County |
 Panevėžys County
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| Municipality | Pasvalys district municipality | |
| Eldership | Joniškėlis eldership | |
| Capital of | Joniškėlis eldership | |
| First mentioned | 1685 | |
| Granted city rights | 1736 | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 1,201 | |
| 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.
Versions of the city's name in other languages include Polish: Johaniszkiele, Russian: Иоганишкели Ioganishkeli, Belarusian: Iоганiшкели Iohanishkeli, Yiddish: יאַנישקעל Yonishkel.
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.
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