, 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 A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while ...

Subdivision , subdivision_name =

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 ...

Hrodna voblast Grodno Region ( pl, Grodzieńszczyzna) or Grodno Oblast or Hrodna Voblasts ( be, Гродзенская вобласць, ''Hrodzienskaja vobłasć'', , ''Haradzienščyna''; russian: Гродненская область, ''Grodnenskaya oblast' ...

, established_title = First mentioned , established_date = 1258 , population_as_of = , population_total = 6,678 , area_total_km2 = 15 , population_density_km2 = , timezone = FET , utc_offset = +3 , timezone_DST = ''not observed'' , utc_offset_DST = +3 , pushpin_map = Belarus , map_caption = , coordinates = , elevation_m = 138 , postal_code = 231930, 231939, 231940 , area_code = +375-1564 , website = , footnotes = Zelva ( be, Зэльва, russian: Зе́льва, pl, Zelwa, lt, Zelva, Želva, yi, זעלווא) is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

Grodno Region Grodno Region ( pl, Grodzieńszczyzna) or Grodno Oblast or Hrodna Voblasts ( be, Гродзенская вобласць, ''Hrodzienskaja vobłasć'', , ''Haradzienščyna''; russian: Гродненская область, ''Grodnenskaya oblast' ...

, the administrative center of

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 ...

. It is situated by the Zel’vyanka River.

History

In 1921, 1344 inhabitants were Jews. During

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, Zelva was occupied by Nazi Germany from 1 July 1941 until 12 July 1944 and administered as a part of

Bezirk Bialystok Bialystok District (German: ''Bezirk Bialystok'') was an administrative unit of Nazi Germany created during the World War II invasion of the Soviet Union. It was to the south-east of East Prussia, in present-day northeastern Poland as well as in sm ...

. When the Germans entered the town, they killed 40 to 50 Jewish men and kept the Jews of the town imprisoned in a

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in very harsh conditions. In November 1942, the Jews were deported and murdered at the

Treblinka extermination camp Treblinka () was an extermination camp, built and operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland during World War II. It was in a forest north-east of Warsaw, south of the village of Treblinka in what is now the Masovian Voivodeship. The camp ...

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 {{Belarus-geo-stub