Pandėlys

Pandėlys
City
The church of Pandėlys The church of Pandėlys
Coat of arms
Pandėlys is located in Lithuania Pandėlys Location of Pandėlys
Coordinates:
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Aukštaitija
County	Panevėžys County
Municipality	Rokiškis district municipality
Eldership	Pandėlys eldership
Capital of	Pandelys eldership
First mentioned	1591
Granted city rights	1956
Population (2005)
• Total	985
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Pandėlys (<phonos file="Pandelys.ogg">pronunciation</phonos>) 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.

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.