Ivyanets
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Ivyanets is a township in the Valozhyn Raion of the Minsk Voblast, Belarus
. It is located in a hilly and woody area on the river Volma. It is known since mid-15th century as a privately owned settlement of Sollohub family. Originally known as Givenech, presumably derived from Lithuanian gyventi – “to live”.
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. It is located in a hilly and woody area on the river Volma. It is known since mid-15th century as a privately owned settlement of Sollohub family. Originally known as Givenech, presumably derived from Lithuanian gyventi – “to live”.