Astravyets District Explained

Official Name:	Astravyets District
Native Name:
Flag Size:	150
Settlement Type:	District
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Belarus
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Grodno Region
Seat Type:	Administrative center
Seat:	Astravyets
Area Total Km2:	1,568.77
Population As Of:	2024
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	28,662
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Urban:	15,116
Population Rural:	13,546
Timezone:	MSK
Utc Offset:	+3

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]

External links

• Ostrovets regional executive committee (Official site)
• Нistory of Ostrovets District
• Newspaper "Ostrovetskaya Pravda" (Official site)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20240402055418/https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/solialnaya-sfera/naselenie-i-migratsiya/naselenie/statisticheskie-izdaniya/index_89355/. 2 April 2024. belsat.gov.by. 13 May 2024.
2. Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
3. Web site: Ceremony in Minsk marks 80th birthday of renowned literary scholar Adam Maldzis - EuroBelarus. 2022-01-03. en.eurobelarus.info. en.