Pasvalys
Pasvalys | |
|---|---|
City | |
 | |
 Coat of arms | |
| 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 (2005) | |
| • Total | 8,562 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | www.pasvalys.lt |
Pasvalys (, Polish: Pozwoł) 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 Lituaniens collaborators as mentioned in the Jäger Report.[1]
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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pasvalys.
 | This Lithuanian location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |