Pandėlys

Infobox Settlement
name = Pandėlys
nickname =
settlement_type = City
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pushpin_map_caption =Location of Pandėlys
image_shield = Pandelys COA.gif
latd=56|latm=1|lats=0|latNS=N|longd=25|longm=13|longs=0|longEW=E
coordinates_display= inline,title
coordinates_type = region:LT_type:city()
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = LTU
subdivision_type1 = Ethnographic region
subdivision_name1 = Aukštaitija
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Panevėžys County
subdivision_type3 = Municipality
subdivision_name3 = Rokiškis district municipality
subdivision_type4 = Eldership
subdivision_name4 = Pandėlys eldership
subdivision_type6 = Capital of
subdivision_name6 = Pandelys eldership
established_date = 1591
established_title = First mentioned
established_date2 = 1956
established_title2= Granted city rights
population_total = 985
population_as_of = 2005
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3

Pandėlys (pronunciation|Pandelys.ogg) is a city in northern Lithuania. It is located some convert|26|km|mi|abbr=on 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.

References

* cite book |last=Semaška |first=Algimantas |title=Kelionių vadovas po Lietuvą: 1000 lankytinų vietovių norintiems geriau pažinti gimtąjį kraštą |edition=4th ed. |year=2006 |publisher=Algimantas |location=Vilnius |id=ISBN 9986-506-90-4 |pages=406