Zelva - a city of many countries

Zelwa- is a small town of Grodno region of Belarus, located on the Zelva River, about 130 km from Grodno. After the Third Partition of Poland in 1795 Zelva was incorporated into Russia. During World War I, it was under German occupation. On December 6, 1920, in Zelwa, the Head of State and Commander-in-Chief, Marshal of Poland Jozef Pilsudski decorated the banners of the regiments of the 14th Wielkopolska Infantry Division with the Silver Crosses of the Order of Virtuti Militari. After the Polish-Bolshevik War and the signing of the Riga Treaty in 1921, Zelwa became part of the Second Polish Republic. After 1945, it was incorporated into the USSR. Since 1991 within the borders of the Republic of Belarus.

One of Zelva's main architectural attractions is the Holy Trinity Catholic Church, built in 1913. It was closed in the 1950s. In Soviet times it was used as a store, then a grain warehouse. The temple was returned to the Catholic Church in 1989, at which time it was rededicated and restored. Today it is a beautiful landmark of the town.

Another important building in Zelva is the Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity, built in 1815. The town also features the ruins of a former water mill built in the late 19th century and destroyed during World War II, as well as a railroad station building from the early 20th century.

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