Pasvalys

Pasvalys
City
Coat of arms
Pasvalys Location of Pasvalys
Coordinates: 56°3′34″N 24°24′13″E / 56.05944°N 24.40361°E / 56.05944; 24.40361Coordinates: 56°3′34″N 24°24′13″E / 56.05944°N 24.40361°E / 56.05944; 24.40361
Country	Lithuania
Ethnographic region	Aukštaitija
County	Panevėžys County
Municipality	Pasvalys district municipality
Capital of	Pasvalys district municipality Pasvalys city eldership Pasvalys rural eldership
First mentioned	1497
Granted city rights	1946
Population (2005)
• Total	8,562
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	www.pasvalys.lt

Pasvalys ( pronunciation ) is a city in Panevėžys County, Lithuania, located near the bank of the Svalia River. Its sister city is Götene in Sweden.

In 1557, the Treaty of Pozvol was signed in the town, which provoked Ivan IV of Russia to start the Livonian War.

In August 1941, 1349 Jews from the village and the surroundings were executed by an Einsatzgruppen of Germans and Lituaniens collaborators as mentioned in the Jäger Report.

Treaty of Pozvol, signed between Polish-Lithuanian King Žygimantas Augustas and the Livonian Order

Pinewood and stadium

Pasvalys stadium

Pasvalys Church, with fractures due to earth instability visible

Pasvalys in winter

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