Zelwa, Sejny County

See also: Zelwa, Sokółka County

Village in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland

Zelwa

Village

Zelwa

Coordinates: 54°2′N 23°27′E﻿ / ﻿54.033°N 23.450°E﻿ / 54.033; 23.450
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Podlaskie
County| Sejny
Gmina| Giby
Population

(2021)

| 176[1]
Postal code|

16-506 [2]

SIMC| 0757810
Car plates| BSE

Zelwa [ˈzɛlva], is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Giby, within Sejny County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland, close to the borders with Belarus and Lithuania.[3] It lies approximately 11 km (7 mi) south-east of Sejny and 104 km (65 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

## Geography

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The village of Zelwa lies between the river Marycha and the shore of Lake Zelwa. On the opposite side of the river Marycha, one can find a small settlement called Kiecie - now incorporated into the village of Zelwa.

## History

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In 1827 it was recorded that the population of the village was numbered at 111 inhabitants and 14 homes, in 1895 it was recorded that the population was 203 inhabitants and 23 homes.[4]

## Tourist attractions

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* There is a small ethnographic museum in the village, including an open-air museum established by a local. Visitors are offered demonstrations of rural activities such as spinning, weaving, cordage making, net tying, wood and iron processing, flax processing, bread baking and others
* In the village there is the Recreation Centre ‘Zelwa’ and several agro-tourism farms, which offer accommodation and catering to visitors.

## References

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1. ^ "Population of Pilunce village". Retrieved 2021-10-30.
2. ^ "Official list of post codes" (PDF). October 2013. p. 1602\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-22.
3. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
4. ^ "Zelwa 2". Warsaw. 1895. p. 566.

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Gmina Giby

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* Giby

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* Aleksiejówka
* Baraki
* Białogóry
* Białorzeczka
* Białowierśnie
* Budwieć
* Chylinki
* Czarna Hańcza
* Daniłowce
* Dworczysko
* Dziemianówka
* Frącki
* Gibasówka
* Głęboka Biel
* Głęboki Bród
* Gulbin
* Iwanówka
* Karolin
* Konstantynówka
* Krasne
* Kukle
* Lipowo
* Muły
* Okółek
* Pogorzelec
* Pomorze
* Posejnele
* Rygol
* Sarnetki
* Stanowisko
* Studziany Las
* Szlamy
* Tartaczysko
* Wielki Bór
* Wierśnie
* Wiłkokuk
* Wronie Góry
* Wysoki Most
* Zelwa

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