Paobelys Explained

Official Name:Paobelys
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Kėdainiai District Municipality#Lithuania
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lithuania
Subdivision Name: Lithuania
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1: Kaunas County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Kėdainiai district municipality
Subdivision Type3:Eldership
Subdivision Name3:Pelėdnagiai Eldership
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:293
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Coordinates:55.2639°N 23.9669°W

Paobelys (Paobelė, formerly Russian: Поабель, Polish: Poabele) is a village in Kėdainiai district municipality of Kaunas County, in central Lithuania. According to the 2011 census, the village residents numbered 293. It is located by the southeastern edge of Kėdainiai city, by the confluence of the Obelis and Nevėžis rivers, next to the crossroad of the Jonava-Šeduva (KK144) and Kėdainiai-Babtai roads. The Šerkšnys river passes through the village.

History

In the beginning of the 20th century, Paobelys was a small falwark.

During the Soviet era, Paobelys was subsidiary settlement of the "Spike" kolkhoz.