Želva ( pl, Pozelwa) is a town in Ukmergė district municipality,

Vilnius County Vilnius County ( lt, Vilniaus apskritis) is the largest of the 10 counties of Lithuania, located in the east of the country around the city Vilnius. On 1 July 2010, the county administration was abolished, and since that date, Vilnius County re ...

, east Lithuania. According to the Lithuanian census of 2011, the town has a population of 457 people.

History

The town has a Catholic church and a synagogue. Želva is the birthplace of

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winner

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. On July 26 and 27, 1941, the Jews of the town were murdered in a mass execution perpetrated by an

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and local Lithuanian collaborators. 60 people were killed.

References

Towns in Vilnius County Towns in Lithuania Vilkomirsky Uyezd Holocaust locations in Lithuania Ukmergė District Municipality {{VilniusCounty-geo-stub

History

See also

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