Zelwa, Sejny County

See also: Zelwa, Sokółka County

Zelwa
Village
Zelwa
Coordinates: 54°2′N 23°27′E
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 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Sejny and 104 km (65 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

From 1975-1998 the village was administratively governed by the Suwałki Voivodeship

Geography

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

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

• 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

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. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
4. "Zelwa 2". Warsaw. 1895. p. 566.