Želva
Želva | |
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Town | |
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  Želva Location in Lithuania | |
| Coordinates: 55°13′08″N 25°05′49″E / 55.21889°N 25.09694°E | |
| Country |  Lithuania |
| County |  Vilnius County |
| Municipality | Ukmergė district municipality |
| Eldership | Želva eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 457 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Želva is a town in Ukmergė district municipality, Vilnius County, east Lithuania. According to the Lithuanian census of 2011, the town has a population of 457 people.[1]
History
[edit]The town has a Catholic church and a synagogue. Želva is the birthplace of Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner Aaron Klug.[2]
On July 26 and 27, 1941, the Jews of the town were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen and local Lithuanian collaborators. 60 people were killed.[3]
See also
[edit]- Pazelva, former village near Želva
References
[edit]- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- ^ "The Papers of Sir Aaron Klug". Churchill Archives Centre. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania". www.holocaustatlas.lt. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
