Lt: Rokiškis – miestas Lietuvos šiaures rytuose, Panevežio apskrityje (60 km i šiaure nuo Utenos). Rokiškio rajono savivaldybes, Rokiškio miesto seniunija, taip pat kaimiškosios seniunijos centras, Sartu reg. parko direkcija. Urbanistikos paminklas – garseja senaja architektura, gražiomis kulturinemis tradicijomis, kraštotyros muziejumi.
Centre stovi Rokiškio Šv. apaštalo evangelisto Mato bažnycia (nuo 1877 m., su koplycia, šventoriaus tvora su vartais), Rokiškio Šv. Aleksandro Neviškio cerkve (nuo 1939 m.), yra kapines, sentikiu bendruomene, Nepriklausomybes aikšte, kulturos rumai, paštas (LT-42001), centrine rajono ligonine, psichiatrijos ligonine, i šiaure nuo tvenkinio – dvaro sodyba ir parkas, Rokiškio krašto muziejus, yra prakarteliu muziejus (atidarytas per 2007 m. Kaledas), buvusi muzikos mokykla (nuo 1785 m., po to 1883–1904 m.).
En: Rokiškis is a city in northeastern Lithuania with population of about 16,000. History: The legend of the founding of Rokiškis tells about a hunter called Rokas who had been hunting for hares (Lit. "kiškis"). However, cities ending in "-kiškis" are quite popular in the region. The city was first mentioned in 1499 . At first it was Prince Kroszinski's residence, later count Tyzenhaus build a beautiful neogothic church of St. Matthias and a manor, which is well preserved today and houses the Rokiškis Regional Museum. The town was planned in a classicist manner.
Rokiškis was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Commonwealth of Poland-Lithuania (Rzeczpospolita) until 1795, when Lithuania was annexed by the Russian Empire. Rokiškis was included in the Vilna Governorate until 1843, when the Novo-Alexandrovsk district (uyezd) was transferred to the newly established Kovno Governorate.
The city started to grow in 1873 when a railroad was built which connected Dvinsk/Dunaburg/Daugavpils to the east with the ice-free Baltic port of Libau/Liepaja.
In the summer of 1915, the German army occupied the city. When the war ended, the area became part of the new Republic of Lithuania. Rokiškis was granted city rights in 1920. Because of stained relationships between Lithuania and the nearby newly created Republics of Poland and Latvia, Rokiškis was economically isolated during the inter-war period.
