Želva
Sign in to saveŽelva is a town in Ukmergė district municipality, Vilnius County, east Lithuania. Želva is 14 miles east of the city Ukmergė. According to the Lithuanian census of 2011, the town has a population of 457 people. As a shtetl in the early 20th century, it was known as Pazelva (Hebrew: Podzelva). Its residents were Jewish and primarily spoke Yiddish.
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- Želva
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- Town
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- Lithuania
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- Location in Lithuania
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- 20px Vilnius County
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- Ukmergė district municipality
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Wikidata facts
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- human settlement
- Official name
- Želva
- Country
- Lithuania
- Located in
- Ukmergė District Municipality
- Population
- +364
- Area
- +2.73
- Elevation
- +140
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Image
- Zelva church.JPG
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Želva is a town in Ukmergė district municipality, Vilnius County, east Lithuania. Želva is 14 miles east of the city Ukmergė. According to the Lithuanian census of 2011, the town has a population of 457 people. As a shtetl in the early 20th century, it was known as Pazelva (Hebrew: Podzelva). Its residents were Jewish and primarily spoke Yiddish.
==History== The town has a Catholic church and a synagogue. Želva is the birthplace of Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner Aaron Klug.