Vabalninkas
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| image_caption = Center of Vabalninkas
|name = Vabalninkas
|nickname =
|settlement_type = City
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{LTU}}
|subdivision_type1 = Ethnographic region
|subdivision_name1 = Aukštaitija
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = 20px 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
|established_title2= Granted city rights
|population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Paieška - Oficialiosios statistikos portalas |url=https://osp.stat.gov.lt/paieska?q=Krosna |website=osp.stat.gov.lt |access-date=6 May 2024}}
|population_total = 857
|population_as_of = 2024
|timezone=EET
|utc_offset=+2
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|utc_offset_DST=+3
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Vabalninkas ({{Pronunciation|Vabalninkas.ogg}}) is a city in the Biržai district municipality, Lithuania. It is located {{Convert|26|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Biržai. The etymology of the town's name is from the Vabala river, which means "beetle" in English.{{cite web |title=Lietuvių kalbos išteklių informacinė sistema E. KALBA |url=https://ekalba.lt/lietuvos-vietovardziu-geoinformacine-duomenu-baze/Vabalninkas?i=82828fc8-7f4a-43b7-87c7-3ac0bfe23517 |website=ekalba.lt |access-date=6 May 2024}}
History
File:Vabalninkai coats of arms in 1792.jpg
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).
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Notable residents
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- Mikhail Preobrazhensky (1854–1930), Russian architect
- Stefanija Ladigienė (1901–1967), ateitininkai activist, teacher, publicist, exile.{{cite news |title=Tikrasis Lietuvos elitas: neįtikėtina S. Ladigienės, nužudyto Lietuvos generolo našlės, istorija |url=https://www.lrytas.lt/kultura/istorija/2021/01/21/news/tikrasis-lietuvos-elitas-neitiketina-s-ladigienes-nuzudyto-lietuvos-generolo-nasles-istorija-17989827 |access-date=7 May 2024 |work=Lrytas}}
- Julius B. Maller (1901–1959), educator and sociologist.
- Vladas Būtėnas (1923–1993), journalist, publicist.{{cite web |title=Vladas Būtėnas |url=https://www.vle.lt/straipsnis/vladas-butenas/ |website=www.vle.lt |access-date=7 May 2024 |language=lt}}
- Edmundas Lapinskas (1936), agronomist, professor.{{cite book |title=Kas yra kas Lietuvoje |date=1997 |publisher=Politika |isbn=978-9986-709-04-6 |page=244 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ioUrAQAAIAAJ&q=Edmundas+Lapinskas+%22Vabalninkas%22 |access-date=7 May 2024 |language=en}}
- Justas Tolvaišis (1954–2008), illustrator, graphic artist.
- Elazar Shach, rabbi.
References
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Category:Cities in Panevėžys County
Category:Biržai District Municipality
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