Ivanava

Coordinates: 52°08′N 25°33′E / 52.133°N 25.550°E / 52.133; 25.550
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Ivanava
Іванава (Belarusian)
Иваново (Russian)
Town
Panorama of the town center
Panorama of the town center
Flag of Ivanava
Flag
Coat of arms of Ivanava
Coat of arms
Ivanava is located in Belarus
Ivanava
Ivanava
Coordinates: 52°08′N 25°33′E / 52.133°N 25.550°E / 52.133; 25.550
CountryBelarus
RegionBrest Region
DistrictIvanava District
First mentioned14th century
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total16,272
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
225791-225792
Area code+375 1652
License plate1

Ivanava (Belarusian: Іванава; Russian: Иваново, romanized: Ivanovo; Ukrainian: Іванове, romanized: Ivanove; Polish: Janów; Yiddish: יאַנעווע, romanized: Yàneve) is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Ivanava District.[1] As of 2023, it has a population of 16,272.[1]

History[edit]

Andrzej Bobola memorial church. (A 19th century photo)
The entrance to Ivanava in 1995

First mentioned in the 14th century, initially, it was a village named Porkhovo. In 1423 it was granted by the king Władysław Jagiełło to the cathedral in Lutsk. Renamed to Janów, in 1465 it was granted city rights. A small town in Polesia, it shared the fate of the region. On May 16, 1657, it was the seat of the martyrdom of Saint Andrzej Bobola. Annexed by Russia during the Partitions of Poland in 1795, the town did not develop much, mostly because of the proximity to the much more populous town of Pinsk. At the end of the 19th century, it had circa 3000 inhabitants, mostly peasants and workers in a local minor textile works.

Between 1915 and 1918 occupied by Germany, in 1919 it was transferred to Poland. During the Polish-Bolshevik War it was briefly occupied by the Russians between July and October 1920. After retaken by Poland, the town was the centre of mobilization of Gen. Jarosławcew's 3rd Volga Infantry Division, part of Gen. Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz's forces. Between the wars, the town remained a minor and rather non-notable centre of commerce in the area. In 1926 it was linked with the world by a new railroad. This however did not lead to fast development as the industry preferred other regions of Poland.

In 1939, the town was retaken by the Soviet Union and annexed to the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. On June 27, 1941 the town was occupied by Nazi Germany. During the German occupation most of the Jewish inhabitants of the area were murdered in the Holocaust. On January 22, 1943 30 locals were murdered as a reprisal for Ponury's action against the Gestapo prison in Pinsk (see 1943 Pinsk Prison Raid). In July 1944 the town was liberated by the Soviet 61st Army.

A seat of a rayon between 1954 and 1962 and again from 1965, since 1991 the town is part of independent Belarus.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

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