| Joniškėlis | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Lithuania |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Joniškėlis |
| Coordinates: | 56.025°N 24.1694°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Ethnographic region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Aukštaitija |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Panevėžys County |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Pasvalys district municipality |
| Subdivision Type4: | Eldership |
| Subdivision Name4: | Joniškėlis eldership |
| Subdivision Type6: | Capital of |
| Subdivision Name6: | Joniškėlis eldership |
| Established Date: | 1685 |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date2: | 1736 |
| Established Title2: | Granted city rights |
| Population Total: | 972 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Joniškėlis is a city in the Pasvalys district municipality, Lithuania. It is located 15km (09miles) west of Pasvalys. In the north of the road 150 (Siauliai-Pakruojis-Pasvalys).
Versions of the city's name in other languages include Polish: Johaniszkiele, Russian: Иоганишкели Ioganishkeli, Yiddish: יאַנישקעל Yonishkel.
The Joniškėlis estate, which belonged to Karpis family in known from the 17th century. In 1684 first wooden church was built. The town started to establish itself in the second half of 17th century. In 1736 King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania Augustus III granted rights to organize market in the town. Owner of the Joniškėlis estate, Ignotas Karpis (1780–1808 m.) in his testament noted that part of the income from the estate should be spent for local hospital and school and peasants of his estate were freed from serfdom.
Before World War II, around 20% of the total population was Jewish.[1] During the summer 1941, 200 Joniskelis Jews were shot to death by Germans in the Žadeikiai Forest in Pasvalys.[2] [3] [4]