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Pastavy

Coordinates:55°07′N26°50′E/ 55.117°N 26.833°E/55.117; 26.833
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Pastavy
Паставы(Belarusian)
Поставы(Russian)
Town
Flag of Pastavy
Flag
Coat of arms of Pastavy
Coat of arms
Pastavy is located in Belarus
Pastavy
Pastavy
Coordinates:55°07′N26°50′E/ 55.117°N 26.833°E/55.117; 26.833
CountryBelarus
RegionVitebsk Region
DistrictPastavy District
First mentioned1409
Population
(2024)[1]
• Total18,618
Time zoneUTC+3(MSK)
Postal code
211875
Area code+375 2155
License plate2
Websitehttp://postavy.vitebsk-region.gov.by/

Pastavy(Belarusian:Паставы;Russian:Поставы,romanized:Postavy;Lithuanian:Pastovys;Polish:Postawy) is a town inVitebsk Region,Belarus.[1]It serves as the administrative center ofPastavy District.[1]As of 2024, it has a population of 18,618.[1]

Location

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Pastavy is located on the riverMyadelka.Postavy Air Baseis located 5 km west of Pastavy.

Amenities

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Pastavy has a station on the railway line betweenVitebskandVilnius,Lithuania.

History

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County Office in the interbellum

Pastavy has several historic buildings including 18th-century houses and 19th-century church.[2] In 2009, Pastavy celebrated its 600th anniversary.

Within theGrand Duchy of Lithuania,Pastavy was part ofVilnius Voivodeship.In 1793, Pastavy was acquired by theRussian Empireas a result of theSecond Partition of Poland.

From 1921 until 1939, Pastavy was part of theSecond Polish Republic.In the 1921 census, 43.3% people declaredPolishnationality, 34.8% declared Jewish nationality, and 21.7% declared Belarusian nationality.[3]

In September 1939, the town wasoccupied by the Red Armyand, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into theByelorussian SSR.From 6 July 1941 until 5 July 1944, Pastavy wasoccupied by Nazi Germanyand administered as a part ofGeneralbezirk WeißruthenienofReichskommissariat Ostland.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^abcd"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 fromthe originalon 2 April 2024.Retrieved12 April2024.
  2. ^"Pastavy".
  3. ^Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom VII. Część II(in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1923. p. 33.
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