Zalavas 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.
In 1920–1922 the village was located in the Republic of Central Lithuania, and then in Poland until 1939.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zalavas
Coordinates 54°58'22.174" N 25°58'28.404" E
