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Iwye
Town in Grodno Region, Belarus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Iwye (Belarusian: Іўе, romanized: Iŭje,[lower-alpha 1] IPA: [ˈiʊje]; Russian: Ивье, romanized: Ivye, IPA: [ˈivʲjɪ]; Lithuanian: Yvija; Polish: Iwje; Yiddish: איוויע, romanized: Ivye) is a town and former shtetl in Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Iwye District.[1][2] It is located 158 kilometres (98 mi) east of Grodno. It is a station on the railway line between Lida and Maladzyechna. The population of Iwye was 8,900 in 1995. As of 2024, it has a population of 7,089.[1]
Iwye
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![]() View of the town, August 2010 | |
Coordinates: 53°55′N 25°46′E | |
Country | Belarus |
Region | Grodno Region |
District | Iwye District |
First mentioned | 1444 |
Population (2024)[1] | |
• Total | 7,089 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
Postal code | 231337 |
Area code | +375 1595 |
License plate | 4 |
It was the site of a dangerous rescue mission by the Bielski Brothers in late 1942, as the Germans prepared to liquidate the ghetto, as the area was occupied during Operation Barbarossa.