Pandėlys

Pandėlys (pronunciation ) (Polish: Ponedele) is a city in northern Lithuania. It is located some 26 km (16 mi) west from Rokiškis, on the road to Biržai. Apaščia River originates near the city and flows through it.

Pandėlys
City
The church of Pandėlys
Coat of arms
Pandėlys
Location of Pandėlys
Coordinates: 56°1′0″N 25°13′0″E
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija
County Panevėžys County
MunicipalityRokiškis district municipality
EldershipPandėlys eldership
Capital ofPandelys eldership
First mentioned1591
Granted city rights1956
Population
 (2005)
 • Total985
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

The origins of the name are associated with trade. One explanation goes that the name was derived from a word meaning "warehouse." Merchants from Vilnius and Riga would meet and exchange the goods somewhere in the area. Lithuanians called their storage places podėlis and Latvians – pondėlis. The other explanation claims that the name comes from panedėlis – Monday, the day of the week when the market was open.

The town is first mentioned in 1591. The manor belonged to the Rajecki family, who sold it to the Kościałkowskis in 1767. The new owners, Stumbrai, demolished the manor. Only a park is left, planted according to Italian traditions. Ignacy Kościałkowski built a brick church in 1801. Antanas Strazdas, a famous poet, worked for short period in the church. The city had an important Jewish community before their murder in 1941[1] Today, an important Jewish cemetery is still visible.[2][3]

References
  • Semaška, Algimantas (2006). Kelionių vadovas po Lietuvą: 1000 lankytinų vietovių norintiems geriau pažinti gimtąjį kraštą (in Lithuanian) (4th ed.). Vilnius: Algimantas. p. 406. ISBN 9986-509-90-4.
  1. http://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Pandelys/
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://yoffeyoffe.blogspot.fr/2010/09/ponendel-jewish-history.html


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