Berezovka. The Neman glass factory.

There is an unusual place called Berezovka between Novogrudok and Lida, where the Neman Glass Factory has been operating since ancient times.

In 1883, the local landowner Zenon Lensky founded a small glass factory on his estate. Then he leased this plant to Julius Stolle, a master from the Czech Republic, and Wilhelm Kraevsky, an engineer. Soon, 2 new factories were built, one owned by Stoll and Kraevsky, and the other by entrepreneur Andrei Kvyatinsky. By 1900, Stolle and Krayevsky had acquired 2 factories from Lensky and Kvyatinsky and production began to develop rapidly. Before the outbreak of the First World War, more than 1,000 people worked at the plant.

During the war, some of the equipment was evacuated and some was destroyed. After the war, Julius Stolle and Krajewski's widow resumed production, where they produced decorative tableware, glassware and other products. Some of the glass products were exported, including to the USA. In 1935, the master of this factory created a glass urn in which the heart of the head of Poland, Jozef Pilsudski, was buried.

After 1939, the plant was confiscated. It was destroyed during the war. It was subsequently restored and in 1985 more than 5,000 people worked here. In 2018, 1,400 people worked at the plant.

The factory produces various glass products, including crystal. Excursions to the production are often held, where they tell and show the entire cycle of processing raw materials and manufacturing and finishing of the final product. They show during the tour how glass blowers work. The factory has a museum and a shop where you can buy dishes and glass accessories.