Želva
For the town in Belarus, see Zel’va.
Želva | |
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Town | |
Želva Location in Lithuania | |
Coordinates: 55°13′08″N 25°05′49″E / 55.21889°N 25.09694°ECoordinates: 55°13′08″N 25°05′49″E / 55.21889°N 25.09694°E | |
Country | Lithuania |
County | Vilnius County |
Municipality | Ukmergė district municipality |
Eldership | Želva eldership |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 516 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Želva is a town in Ukmergė district municipality, Vilnius County, east Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 516 people.[1]
History
The town has a Catholic church and a synagogue. Želva is the birthplace of Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner Aaron Klug.[2]
On July 26 and 27, 1941, the Jews of the town are murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen of local Lithuanian nationalists. 60 people are killed.[3]
See also
- Pazelva, former village near Želva
References
- ↑ Vilniaus apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002. ISBN 9986-589-85-1.
- ↑ "The Papers of Sir Aaron Klug". Churchill Archives Centre. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ↑ http://www.holocaustatlas.lt/EN/#a_atlas/search//page//item/176/
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