Iwye

Iwye (Іўе, ; Ивье, ; Yvija; Iwje; איוויע) is a town and former shtetl in Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Iwye District. It is located 158 km 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.

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.

Sights

 * Saints Peter and Paul Church
 * Old wooden mosque

Notable people

 * Chaim Ozer Grodzinski, Rebbe of Vilnius, born in Iwye
 * Moshe Shatzkes, Rebbe of Iwye, 1913–1941