Pastavy

Pastavy (Belarusian: Паставы; Russian: Поставы, romanized: Postavy; Lithuanian: Pastovys; Polish: Postawy) is a city in Vitebsk Region, Belarus, and the administrative center of Pastavy District.^[1]

Pastavy Паставы (Belarusian) Поставы (Russian)

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Pastavy
Coordinates: 55°07′N 26°50′E / 55.117°N 26.833°E / 55.117; 26.833
Country	Belarus
Region	Vitebsk Region
District	Pastavy District
First mentioned	1409
Population (2023)^[1]
• Total	18,772
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	211875
Area code	+375 2155
License plate	2
Website	http://postavy.vitebsk-region.gov.by/

Location Edit

Pastavy is located on the river Myadelki. Postavy Air Base is located 5 km west of Pastavy.

Pastavy has a station on the railway line between Vitebsk and Vilnius, Lithuania.

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 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.

People from Pastavy:

^ ^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 17 April 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
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