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).United States Board on Geographic Names – Lithuania – Gelvonai. Accessed February 6, 2014.
Famous citizens Antanas Baranauskas, Lithuanian poet, mathematician, and Catholic bishop.
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