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 ...

, 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 drainag ...

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 town in Grodno Region, Belarus, the administrative center of Zel’va district. It is situated by the Zel’vyanka River. History In 19 ...

, Masty district). Tributaries: Shchyba, Ruzhanka, Ivanawka, Sasva, Samarawka, Yukhnawka. Settlements: Masty (by the mouth),

Zelva , image_skyline = Зэльва. Касцёл Святой Тройцы (01).jpg , image_caption = , imagesize = 250px , image_flag = Zelva flag.svg , image_seal = Zelva coat.svg , subdivision_type = Country Su ...

, Papernya.

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Rivers of Brest Region Rivers of Grodno Region Rivers of Belarus {{Belarus-river-stub