Zeĺva

Also known as Zėlʹva, Zelṿah, Zelwa, Zel’va, Zel'va, Zelvah, Zelva

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.

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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Wikidata facts

Population: 6119
Area: 15
Elevation: 138
Official website: zelva.gov.by
Image: Зэльва. Касцёл Святой Тройцы (01).jpg
Dialing code: +375 1564
Licence plate code: 4

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time of earliest written record: 1258-00-00
postal code: 231940
Commons category: Zeĺva
romanization of Belarusian (2007 system): Zeĺva
exact match: fr.dbpedia.org/resource/Zelva
Belarus Globe URL: globustut.by/zelva/index.htm

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== 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.