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Zeĺva
Sign in to saveZelva is an urban-type settlement in Grodno Region, in western Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Zelva District. It is situated by the Zelvyanka River. As of 2025, it has a population of 6,193.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Zelva
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Urban-type settlement
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Зэльва. Касцёл Святой Тройцы (01).jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_flag
- Zelva flag.svg
- Settlement.image_seal
- Zelva coat.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 150
- Settlement.shield_size
- 75
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Belarus
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Grodno Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Zelva District
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 1258
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2025
- Settlement.population_total
- 6,193
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Zelva is an urban-type settlement in Grodno Region, in western Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Zelva District. It is situated by the Zelvyanka River. As of 2025, it has a population of 6,193.
== History == thumb|left|Panorama from the 1910s Initially Zelwa was a private possession of various nobles, by the mid-16th century it became a possession of the Polish Crown, and in the 17th century it became again a private possession of nobility, including the Sapieha, Połubiński, Radziwiłł, Jarmołowicz and Konarzewski families. In 1720 weekly markets and annual fairs were established. In 1739 a Piarist monastery was founded.