Astravyets District

District of Grodno Region, Belarus

District in Grodno Region, Belarus

Astravyets District Астравецкі раён (Belarusian) Островецкий район (Russian)
District
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Country	Belarus
Region	Grodno Region
Administrative center	Astravyets
Area
• District	1,568.77 km² (605.71 sq mi)
Population (2024)^[1]
• District	28,662
• Density	18/km² (47/sq mi)
• Urban	15,116
• Rural	13,546
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)

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] As of 2024, it has a population of 28,662.^[1]

History

1940 – Astravyets District was established in Vilyeyka Region

1941 – the area was bombed and then occupied by German troops

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

1960 – the district became part of Grodno Region

1991 – the Republic of Belarus became independent

2007 – the heraldic symbols of Astravyets and Astravyets District were officially recognized

2011 – construction began on the nuclear power plant in Astravyets District

2012 – Astravyets received the status of 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

^ ^a ^b ^c "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
^ Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
^ "Ceremony in Minsk marks 80th birthday of renowned literary scholar Adam Maldzis - EuroBelarus". en.eurobelarus.info. Retrieved January 3, 2022.