Joniškėlis
| Joniškėlis | ||
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| City | ||
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  Joniškėlis Location of Joniškėlis | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 (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.
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.[1] During the summer 1941, 200 Joniskelis Jews were shot to death by Germans in the Zideiko Forest in Pasvalys.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/pinkas_lita/lit_00321.html
- ↑ https://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/about/institute/killing_sites_catalog_details_full.asp?region=Birzai&title=Birzai%20county
- ↑ http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/yanishkelis/yanishkelis.html
- ↑ http://www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org/lithuania/joniskelis.html
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