Zelva ( be, Зэльва, russian: Зе́льва, pl, Zelwa, lt, Zelva, Želva, yi, זעלווא) is a
town in
Grodno Region,
Belarus, the administrative center of
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 ...
. It is situated by the
Zel’vyanka River
The Zelvyanka ( be, Зэльвянка; russian: Зельвянка; lt, Zelva) is a river in Belarus, a left tributary of the Neman.''The Blue Book of Belarus'' (Блакітная кніга Беларусі). - Minsk, Belarusian Encyclopedia P ...
.
History
In 1921, 1344 inhabitants were Jews. 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. In November 1942, the Jews were deported and murdered at the
Treblinka extermination camp.
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References
Populated places in Grodno Region
Urban-type settlements in Belarus
Nowogródek Voivodeship (1507–1795)
Volkovyssky Uyezd
Białystok Voivodeship (1919–1939)
Holocaust locations in Belarus
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