Zelva

Zelva (Belarusian: Зэльва, Russian: Зельва, Polish: Zelwa, Lithuanian: Zelva, Želva, Yiddish: זעלווא‎) is a town in Grodno Region, Belarus, the administrative center of Zel’va district. It is situated by the Zel’vyanka River.

For the town in Lithuania, see Želva.
Zelva

Зэ́льва

Yiddish: זעלווא‎‎
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Zelva
Coordinates: 53°09′N 24°49′E
Country
Subdivision		Belarus
Hrodna voblast
First mentioned1258
Area
 • Total15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation
138 m (453 ft)
Population
 • Total6,678
Time zoneUTC+3 (FET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (not observed)
Area code(s)+375-1564

History

In 1921, 1344 inhabitants were Jews.[1] During World War II, Zelva was occupied by Nazi Germany from 1 July 1941 until 12 July 1944 and administered as a part of Bezirk Bialystok. When the Germans entered the town, they killed 40 to 50 Jewish men and kept the Jews of the town imprisoned in a ghetto in very harsh conditions. On November 1942, the Jews were deported and murdered at the Treblinka extermination camp.[2]

References
  1. http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/he/research/ghettos_encyclopedia/ghetto_details.asp?cid=386
  2. http://www.sztetl.org.pl/en/article/zelwa/5,history/


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