Gelvonai

Gelvonai

Gelvonai

Town in Vilnius County, Lithuania

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.

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

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  1. [1]
    "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  2. [2]
    United States Board on Geographic Names – Lithuania – Gelvonai. Accessed February 6, 2014.
  3. [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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