Želva
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| Coordinates : | 55 ° 13 ' N , 25 ° 6' E | ||
| Inhabitants (place) : | 457 (2011) | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
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Želva is a small town in the suburb of Ukmergė , Vilnius District , Lithuania , on highway 115 ( Ukmergė - Molėtai ), on the Želvelė (tributary of the Siesartis ). It is the center of the administrative district (seniūnija) and the sub-administrative district (seniūnaitija). There is the Catholic Church of St. Ignaz Loyola (built in 1892), Želva synagogue, Želva grammar school, library, post office (LT-20015), horse racing - hippodrome (since 1979).
people
- Aaron Klug (1926–2018), British biochemist and molecular biologist, Nobel Prize winner
- Vydas Paknys (* 1968), Lithuanian politician, mayor of the Ukmergė district
literature
- Želva. Lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija , XII t. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų Leidybos institutas, 1984. T.XII: Vaislapėlis-Žvorūnė, 481 psl.
Web links
Commons : Želva - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
