Ivanavo. A city of wonders

On the crossroads of two countries

Main attractions

Protection of the holy virgin church

The Holy cross catholic church

The monument to Napoleon Orda

The most renowned paintings of Napoleon Orda

Pruzhany

The castle in Mir

The castle in Novogrudok

Geraneny

Bereza Kartuzskaya

The Holy cross catholic church in Yanov

From Porhovo to Yanov
1423

The medieval prosperity of Yanov

1498 The appearance of market-fairs

The devastating fire 1575

1657 The martyr death of Andrey Bobolya

Battle of Stołowicze 1771

The Battle of Stołowicze was a battle of the War of the Bar Confederation. It took place on the 23 September 1771 and ended with the defeat of Bar rebels by Russian general AlersanderSuvorov. Michal Kazimierz Ogiński, the Bar commander, was defeated and forced into a brief exile. On the 21 of September Russian army came through Yanov to Drogichin.

July 10, 1812
Russian general A. P. Melissino defeated Saxon general Renje near Yanov

The November Uprising(1830-1831)
A prominent belarussian artist Napoleon Orda and writer Michael Butov-Andreykovich took part in the uprising

1884 – The railway station is built

During the first world war from 1915 to 1918 Ivanovo was occupated by German forces.
There was a russian prisoner-of-war camp.

According to the Treaty of Riga in 1921 Ivanova came to Poland

In 1940 Yanov was renamed into Ivanovo

During the Second world war Ivanovo was occupied by German Nazi invaders. There was only a battalion of German soldiers on the territory of the city.

This monument is built in commemoration of 3500 jews fom Motyl and Ivanava, who were killed there.

After the war Ivanava developed very slowly. The war caused severe destruction and loss of lives. Only 7 brick buildings remained . There was no street lightning and the roads were not paved. The population was only 3000 people.

In 1971 Ivanava acquires status of the city. The roads were asphalted and street lightning appears. New factories and residential areas were built. By 1991 14500 people were living in the city.

Milk factory

Festinals in Ivanova