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Pastavy
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Pastavy (Belarusian: Паставы; Russian: Поставы, romanized: Postavy; Polish: Postawy) is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus.[1] It serves as the administrative center of Pastavy District.[1] As of 2025, it has a population of 18,450.[1]
Key Information
Location
[edit]Pastavy is located on the river Myadelka. Postavy Air Base is located 5 km west of Pastavy.
Amenities
[edit]History
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Pastavy has several historic buildings including 18th-century houses and 19th-century church.[2] In 2009, Pastavy celebrated its 600th anniversary.
Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Pastavy was part of Vilnius Voivodeship. In 1793, Pastavy was acquired by the Russian Empire as a result of the Second Partition of Poland.
From 1921 until 1939, Pastavy was part of the Second Polish Republic. In the 1921 census, 43.3% people declared Polish nationality, 34.8% declared Jewish nationality, and 21.7% declared Belarusian nationality.[3]
In September 1939, the town was occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into the Byelorussian SSR. From 6 July 1941 until 5 July 1944, Pastavy was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of Generalbezirk Weißruthenien of Reichskommissariat Ostland.
Notable people
[edit]- Andrey Arkhipaw (born 1995), footballer
- Mikhail Babichev (born 1995), footballer
- Aleksandr Brazevich (born 1973), football manager
- Siarhei Navumchyk (born 1961), journalist
- Koppel Pinson (1904-1961), historian
- Israel Pliner (1896-1938), Soviet officer
- Aleksander Rayevsky (1957-2008), test pilot
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Численность населения на 1 января 2025 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2024 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 29 March 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ "Pastavy".
- ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom VII. Część II (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1923. p. 33.
External links
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- Local news from Pastavy Archived 2012-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Photos on Radzima.org
- Pastavy, Belarus at JewishGen
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