The Zelvyanka ( be, Зэльвянка; russian: Зельвянка; lt, Zelva) is a river in
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
, a
left tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage b ...
of the
Neman
The Neman, Nioman, Nemunas or MemelTo bankside nations of the present: Lithuanian: be, Нёман, , ; russian: Неман, ''Neman''; past: ger, Memel (where touching Prussia only, otherwise Nieman); lv, Nemuna; et, Neemen; pl, Niemen; ...
.
[''The Blue Book of Belarus'' (Блакітная кніга Беларусі). - Minsk, Belarusian Encyclopedia Publishers, 1994.]
The river starts from a place between villages
Lidzyany (Лідзяны, Лидяны) and
Kulyavichy (Кулявічы, Кулёвичи) in
Svislach district and further flows through
Hrodna Voblast
Grodno Region ( pl, Grodzieńszczyzna) or Grodno Oblast or Hrodna Voblasts ( be, Гродзенская вобласць, ''Hrodzienskaja vobłasć'', , ''Haradzienščyna''; russian: Гродненская область, ''Grodnenskaya oblast' ...
and
Brest Voblast
Brest Region or Brest Oblast or Brest Voblasts ( be, Брэ́сцкая во́бласць ''(Bresckaja vobłasć)''; russian: Бре́стская о́бласть (''Brestskaya Oblast)'') is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative cent ...
(
Vawkavysk district,
Pruzhany district,
Zel’va district
Zelva ( be, Зэльва, russian: Зе́льва, pl, Zelwa, lt, Zelva, Želva, yi, זעלווא) is a urban settlement (Belarus), town in Grodno Region, Belarus, the administrative center of Zel’va district. It is situated by the Zel’vyan ...
,
Masty district).
[
Tributaries: Shchyba, Ruzhanka, Ivanawka, Sasva, Samarawka, Yukhnawka.][
Settlements: Masty (by the mouth), ]Zelva
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, image_flag = Zelva flag.svg
, image_seal = Zelva coat.svg
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, Papernya.[
]
References
Rivers of Brest Region
Rivers of Grodno Region
Rivers of Belarus
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