Sylva
Encyclopedia
Forest, tree, or wood related
- Sylva, or A Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of TimberSylva, or A Discourse of Forest-Trees and the Propagation of TimberSylva, or A Discourse on Forest-Trees and the Propagation of Timber in His Majesty's Dominions by the English writer John Evelyn was first published in 1662 as a paper to the Royal Society...
, a work by John Evelyn first published in the 17th century - Sylva FoundationSylva FoundationThe Sylva Foundation is a tree and forestry organisation established in 2008, and registered as a charity in England and Wales in 2009. It is based in a rural location in the small village of Little Wittenham in Oxfordshire, England...
, a tree and forestry charity in England - The North American Sylva (1859). Full text available on Google Books
People
- Sylva KoscinaSylva KoscinaSylva Koscina was an Italian actress.-Biography:...
(1933–1994), Italian movie star
- Buddy DeSylva (1895–1950), U.S. songwriter
- Carmen Sylva (1843–1916), writer and poet, nom de plum of Elisabeth of Wied, queen consort as wife of Carol I of Romania
- Tony SylvaTony SylvaTony Mario Sylva is a Senegalese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is currently unattached. Sylva has played for AC Ajaccio, AS Monaco, Lille and Trabzonspor.- AS Monaco :...
(born 1975), Senegalese footballer
Places and geographic terms
- Sylva, North CarolinaSylva, North CarolinaSylva is an incorporated town located in central Jackson County, in the Great Smoky Mountains of Western North Carolina, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 2,588. It is the county seat, having taken over from nearby Webster in 1913.-Geography:Sylva...
, a town in the United States - Sylva RiverSylva RiverSylva River is a river in Sverdlovsk Oblast and Perm Krai in Russia. It is in length. The area of the basin is . The Sylva River flows into the Chusovoy Cove of the Kama Reservoir. It freezes up in November and stays under the ice until April. Principal tributaries: Iren, Barda, Shakva...
, a river in Russia - Sylva (urban-type settlement), an urban-type settlement in Perm KraiPerm KraiPerm Krai is a federal subject of Russia that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. The city of Perm became the administrative center of the new federal subject...
, Russia