Pasvalys
Pasvalys | ||
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City | ||
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Pasvalys Location of Pasvalys | ||
Coordinates: 56°3′34″N 24°24′13″E / 56.05944°N 24.40361°ECoordinates: 56°3′34″N 24°24′13″E / 56.05944°N 24.40361°E | ||
Country | Lithuania | |
Ethnographic region | Aukštaitija | |
County | Panevėžys County | |
Municipality | Pasvalys district municipality | |
Capital of |
Pasvalys district municipality Pasvalys city eldership Pasvalys rural eldership | |
First mentioned | 1497 | |
Granted city rights | 1946 | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 7,523 | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Website | www.pasvalys.lt |
Pasvalys ( pronunciation ) is a city in Panevėžys County, Lithuania, located near the bank of the Svalia River. Its sister city is Götene in Sweden.
History
In 1557, the Treaty of Pozvol was signed in the town, which provoked Ivan IV of Russia to start the Livonian War.
In August 1941, 1349 Jews from the village and the surroundings were executed by an Einsatzgruppen of Germans and Lithuanian collaborators as mentioned in the Jäger Report.[1]
Education
Pasvalys Gimnasium of Petras Vileisis.
Gallery
- Pinewood and stadium
- Pasvalys stadium
- Pasvalys Church, with fractures due to earth instability visible
- Pasvalys in winter
Twin towns and Sister cities
Pasvalys is twinned with:
References
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