Astravyets District

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Astravyets District
Астравецкі раён (Belarusian)
Островецкий район (Russian)
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Astravyets District or Astraviec District[2] (Belarusian: Астравецкі раён; Russian: Островецкий район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Astravyets.[1]

History

In 1940 Astravyets district was established in the Vileika region.

In 1941 the area was bombed and then occupied by German troops.

In 1944 Soviet partisans liberated Astravyets and the district became part of Molodechno Region.

In 1960 the district became part of Grodno Region.

In 1991

Republic of Belarus
replaced the former Soviet client stgate.

In 2007 the heraldic symbols of the town of Ostrovets and the Ostrovets district were officially recognized.

In 2011 construction began on the

nuclear power plant
in Ostrovets district.

2012 – Astravyets received the status of the city.

Administrative divisions

Astravyets district is divided into 9 village soviets:

  • Vornyansky
  • Gherviatsky
  • Gudogaysky
  • Mihalishkovskiy
  • Astravyets
  • Podolsky
  • Rytan
  • Spondovo
  • Trokenik

Notable residents

  • Adam Maldzis (1932, Rasoly village – 2022), Belarusian historian, literary critic and scholar[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "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 April 17, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. ^ "Ceremony in Minsk marks 80th birthday of renowned literary scholar Adam Maldzis - EuroBelarus". en.eurobelarus.info. Retrieved January 3, 2022.

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