Zalavas
| Zalavas | |
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Street in Zalavas
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 Zalavas
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| Coordinates: 54°58′N 25°58′E / 54.967°N 25.967°ECoordinates: 54°58′N 25°58′E / 54.967°N 25.967°E | |
| Country |
 Lithuania
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| County | Vilnius County |
| Municipality | Švenčionys district municipality |
| Eldership | Pabradė eldership |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 140 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Zalavas (Polish: Zułów, Belarusian: Зулаў, Zulaŭ) is a small village in Švenčionys district municipality, Lithuania. It is located on the Mera river near the Lithuanian state border with Belarus. According to the Lithuanian census of 2011, it had 140 residents. It is the birthplace of Marshal Józef Piłsudski, who later became Chief of State of Poland.
Prior to 1939 the village was located in Poland.
The village's earliest known name is Mieciany. At some later point, the name was changed, and it became known to its Polish inhabitants as Zułów, and to its Lithuanian ones, as Zalavas. The village was first mentioned in the late 17th century as the private property of Aleksander Wojna-Jasieniecki, a Castellan of Navahrudak. It then passed to the Giedraičiai princely family, and in the 18th century the village was bought by the Rurikid Ogiński family, one of the notable magnate clans of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. In the early 19th century the village was inherited by the Michałowskis. As part of the dowry of Helena Michałowska, it passed to her husband, Antoni Billewicz, who then bequeathed it to their daughter, Maria Billewiczówna. In 1863, after marrying Józef Wincenty Piłsudski, the village became the property of the Piłsudski family. It was there that both their sons were born, Bronisław Piłsudski, on November 2, 1866, and Józef Piłsudski, on December 5, 1867.
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