Gelvonai
Gelvonai | |
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Town | |
Gelvonai Location of Gelvonai in Lithuania | |
Coordinates: 55°04′01″N 24°41′38″E / 55.06694°N 24.69389°ECoordinates: 55°04′01″N 24°41′38″E / 55.06694°N 24.69389°E | |
Country | Lithuania |
County | Vilnius County |
Municipality | Širvintos district municipality |
Eldership | Galvonai eldership |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 380 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Gelvonai is a town in Širvintos district municipality, Vilnius County, east Lithuania. According to the 2001 census, the town has a population of 380 people.[1] The town has a Catholic church.
Its alternate names include Gelvonay, Gelvonis, Gelvonių, Gelvony, Gelvonys, Giełwany (Polish), and Gelvan (Yiddish).[2][3]
Famous citizens
- Antanas Baranauskas, Lithuanian poet, mathematician, and Catholic bishop.
References
- ↑ Vilniaus apskrities kaimo gyvenamosios vietovės ir jų gyventojai (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Vilnius: Department of Statistics to the Government of the Republic of Lithuania. 2002. ISBN 9986-589-85-1.
- ↑ United States Board on Geographic Names – Lithuania – Gelvonai. Accessed February 6, 2014.
- ↑ 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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