Zelva
Zelva
Зэ́льва Yiddish: זעלווא | |
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  Zelva | |
| Coordinates: 53°09′N 24°49′E / 53.150°N 24.817°E | |
| Country Subdivision | Belarus Hrodna voblast |
| First mentioned | 1258 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 138 m (453 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6,678 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (FET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (not observed) |
| Area code | +375-1564 |
Zelva (Belarusian: Зэльва, Russian: Зельва, Template:Lang-pl, 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.
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]
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