| Pandėlys | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Lithuania |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Pandėlys |
| Coordinates: | 56.0167°N 25.2167°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| 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 |
| Population Total: | 985 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Pandėlys is a city in northern Lithuania. It is located some 26km (16miles) west from Rokiškis, on the road to Biržai. Apaščia River originates near the town 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. The city had an important Chasidic Jewish community before their murder in 1941;[1] before the First World War, the population numbered approximately 150 Jewish families and 50-60 Christian families.[2] Today, an important Jewish cemetery is still visible.[3] [4]