Gelvonai
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. The town has a Catholic church.
Its alternate names include Gelvonay, Gelvonis, Gelvony, Gelvonys, Giełwany (Polish), and Gelvan (Yiddish).
Famous citizens
- Antanas Baranauskas, Lithuanian poet, mathematician, and Catholic bishop.
References
- ^ "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.