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.
Gelvonai | |
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Town | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Gelvonai Location of Gelvonai in Lithuania | |
| Coordinates: 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 (2011) | |
• Total | 284 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Its alternate names include Gelvonay, Gelvonis, Gelvony, Gelvonys, Giełwany (Polish), and Gelvan (Yiddish).[2][3]
Famous citizens
edit- Antanas Baranauskas, Lithuanian poet, mathematician, and Catholic bishop.
References
edit- ^ "2011 census". Statistikos Departamentas (Lithuania). Retrieved August 15, 2017.
- ^ 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.