Alternate names: Svalyava and Свалява [Ukr, Rus], Svalava [Cz], Szolyva [Hun], Svaľava [Slov], Schwallbach [Ger], Svalova [Rom], Swalawa [Pol], Svalová, Swaljawa, Svaliava, Svaljava, Szvaljava, Svalva. 48°33' N, 22°59' E, 14 miles ENE of Mukacheve (Munkacs). Jewish population: 319 (in 1880).
Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), p. 1267: "Svalava".
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