| Vabalninkas | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Lithuania |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Vabalninkas |
| Coordinates: | 55.9667°N 24.75°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Ethnographic region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Aukštaitija |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Panevėžys County |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Biržai district municipality |
| Subdivision Type4: | Eldership |
| Subdivision Name4: | Vabalninkas eldership |
| Subdivision Type6: | Capital of |
| Subdivision Name6: | Vabalninkas eldership |
| Established Date: | 1555 |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date2: | 1775 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 857 |
| Population As Of: | 2024 |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
Vabalninkas (Polish: Wobolniki) is a city in the Biržai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located 26km (16miles) south of Biržai. The etymology of the town's name is from the Vabala river, which means "beetle" in English.[2]
Vabalninkas town was mentioned in 1554, Vabalninkas estate in 1555. In 1593, Vabalninkas was assigned to Anne of Austria, wife of Sigismund III Vasa.
In 1617 first wooden church was built. Jeronimas Valavičius Grand Treasurer of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania established a parish of Catholics, and a parish school. Since 1618 Vabalninkas is called a town, in 1619 Vabalninkas got a privilege to organise markets.
In 1625 Vabalninkas was devastated by the Swedish army and plague. In 1644 Vabalninkas inhabitants got a privilege to make and sell craft beer.
After the Soviet occupation Lithuanian partisans of Vytis military district were active, namely the Pilėnų tėvūnija (Pilėnai detachment).