Zelva

For the town in Lithuania, see Želva.

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

History

In 1921, 1344 inhabitants are Jews.^[1] July 1941, Germans entered the town, they killed 40 to 50 Jewish men and kept imprisoned in a ghetto the Jews of the town in very harsh conditions. On November 1942, they are deported and murdered at the Treblinka extermination camp.^[2]

References

Subdivisions of Grodno Region, Belarus

Districts (raiony)	Ashmyany Astravyets Byerastavitsa Dzyatlava Grodno Iwye Karelichy Lida Masty Navahrudak Shchuchyn Slonim Smarhon’ Svislach Vawkavysk Voranava Zelva

District centres	Grodno Astravyets Ashmyany Dzyatlava Iwye Karelichy Lida Masty Navahrudak Slonim Smarhon’ Shchuchyn Svislach Vawkavysk Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa Voranava Zelva

Cities	Grodno Astravyets Ashmyany Dzyatlava Iwye Karelichy Lida Masty Navahrudak Skidzyel’ Slonim Smarhon’ Shchuchyn Svislach Vawkavysk Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa

Coordinates: 53°09′00″N 24°49′00″E / 53.15°N 24.8167°E / 53.15; 24.8167

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