Gelvonai

Gelvonai
Town
Coat of arms of Gelvonai
Coat of arms
Gelvonai is located in Lithuania
Gelvonai
Gelvonai
Location of Gelvonai in Lithuania
Coordinates: 55°04′01″N 24°41′38″E / 55.06694°N 24.69389°E / 55.06694; 24.69389
Country Lithuania
County Vilnius County
MunicipalityŠirvintos district municipality
EldershipGalvonai eldership
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
284
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Gelvonai is a town in Širvintos district municipality, Vilnius County, east Lithuania. According to the Lithuanian census of 2011, the town has a population of 284 people.[1] The town has a Catholic church.

Its alternate names include Gelvonay, Gelvonis, Gelvony, Gelvonys, Giełwany (Polish), and Gelvan (Yiddish).[2][3]

Manor house before 1911

Famous citizens

References

  1. ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  2. ^ United States Board on Geographic Names – Lithuania – Gelvonai. Accessed February 6, 2014.
  3. ^ Dov Levin (2000). The Litvaks: A Short History of the Jews in Lithuania. Berghahn Books. p. 270. ISBN 978-1-57181-264-3.


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