Obeliai

Obeliai (pronunciation; Polish: Abele, Yiddish: אבעל Abel) is a small city in the Rokiškis district municipality of Panevėžys County, Lithuania. At the foot of the town is one of the area's many lakes.

Obeliai
City
St. Anne's Church
Obeliai
Location of Obeliai
Coordinates: 55°56′0″N 25°48′0″E
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionAukštaitija
County Panevėžys County
MunicipalityRokiškis district municipality
EldershipObeliai eldership
Capital ofObeliai eldership
First mentioned1519
Granted city rights1956
Population
 (2022)
  Total842
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

The town of Obeliai is small and quite poor, due in no small part to the diversion of the railway; the station remains but is no longer in use.

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