Želva
For the town in Belarus, see Zel’va.
Želva | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County | Vilnius County |
| Municipality | Ukmergė district municipality |
| Eldership | Želva eldership |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 516 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
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 and local Lithuanian nationalists. 60 people were 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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