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Astravyets District Астравецкі раён ( Belarusian) Островецкий район ( Russian)
District
Flag Coat of arms
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

External links

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

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