Želva | |
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Town | |
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]
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]
Želva | |
---|---|
Town | |
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]
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]