Iwye | |
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 View of the town, August 2010 | |
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  Iwye | |
| Coordinates: 53°55′N25°46′E / 53.917°N 25.767°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 |
Iwye (Belarusian : Іўе, romanized: Iŭje, [a] IPA: [ˈiʊje] ; Russian : Ивье, romanized: Ivye, IPA: [ˈivʲjɪ] ; Lithuanian : Yvija; Polish : Iwie; 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]
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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.
