Želva Explained

Official Name:Želva
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Lithuania
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lithuania
Coordinates:55.2189°N 25.0969°W
Subdivision Name: Lithuania
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1: Vilnius County
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Ukmergė district municipality
Subdivision Type3:Eldership
Subdivision Name3:Želva eldership
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:457
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3

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

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2011 census. Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). August 17, 2017.
  2. Web site: The Papers of Sir Aaron Klug. Churchill Archives Centre. 2016-03-03.
  3. Web site: Holocaust Atlas of Lithuania. 2020-10-03. www.holocaustatlas.lt.