Ivatsevichy

Ivatsevichy | Ivatsevichi
Івацэвічы | Ивацевичи
( Belarus. ) | ( Russian )
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State :	Belarus
Woblasz :	Brest
Coordinates :	52 ° 43 ′  N , 25 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 43 ′  N , 25 ° 20 ′  E
Residents :	25,491 (2007)
Time zone :	Moscow time ( UTC + 3 )
Telephone code :	(+375) 1645
Postal code :	BY - 225295
License plate :	1
Website :	www.ivacevichi.brest.by
Ivatsevichy

Ivatsevichy ( Belarusian Івацэвічы , Russian Ивацевичи Iwazewitschi ) is a city in the Republic of Belarus in Brest Region with around 25,000 inhabitants. It is the administrative center of Ivatsevichy Raion .

geography

The city is located in the west of the country between the cities of Brest and Baranavichy .

coat of arms

Description: Angled links divided into green and gold with a silver, gold-belted double lily in the front field .

history

A manor with the name Ivazewitschy has been known since 1654, the first mention being made in 1508 in the church book of the city of Selwa . In the second half of the 16th century the village belongs to the Slonim district of the Nawahrudak Voivodeship ( Grand Duchy of Lithuania ). In 1594 it belonged to the Sapehas, from 1654 to the Jundsilas. From 1795 (after the Second Partition of Poland ) it belonged to the Russian Empire . In the course of the construction of a railway connection from Moscow to Brest , a settlement was created. In 1915, during the First World War , it was occupied by German troops, and in 1919/20 by Polish troops during the Polish-Soviet War . From 1921 to 1939 it belonged to Poland (in the Kosów Powiat of the Polesian Voivodeship ). In 1935 about 1500 people lived here. After the invasion of the Red Army , the city belonged to the BSSR .

During the Second World War , the city was occupied by the German Wehrmacht from June 24, 1941 to July 12, 1944 .

In 1947 the settlement received the status of an urban settlement , which corresponds roughly to a small town, since May 28, 1966 it has been a city.

economy

Companies from the forestry, woodworking, construction, food, mechanical engineering and light industries are located in the city. There is also a weather station and a hotel here.

traffic

Ivazewitschy is located on the country's most important transport axis, both by rail and by road, from Warsaw via Brest and Minsk to Moscow .

Attractions

• Country house (homestead) Ivatsevichy

sons and daughters of the town

• Zofia Bilińska (* 1942), Polish sculptor

Web links

Commons : Ivazewitschy  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Photos of the city on globus.tut.by (Russian) and radzima.org (Russian, Belarusian, English, Polish)
• City Portal (Russian)
• Independent (?) Forum on the city (Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ivacevičy: istorija roždenija ( Memento of the original from October 17, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Russian)  
2. ↑ Ivacevičy - Rajonnye centry Brestskoj oblasti (Russian)