Astravyets District

Astravyets District (Belarusian: Астраве́цкі раён, Russian: Острове́цкий райо́н) – a district (rajon) in Grodno Region of Belarus.

"Ostrowiec District" redirects here. For the administrative region in Southern Poland, see Ostrowiec County.

Astravyets district on the map of Belarus

The administrative center is Astravyets.

History
  • 1940, January 15 – established Astravyets district in the Vileika region.
  • 1941, June 22 – Luftwaffe bombed the airfield in Mikhalishki.
  • 1941, June 27 – district was occupied by German troops.
  • 1944, July 3 – soviet partisans liberated Astravyets.
  • 1944, July 7 – territory of the Astravyets district was completely liberated.
  • 1944, September 9 – Astravyets district becomes part of Molodechno Region.
  • 1960, January 20 – Astravyets district becomes part of Grodno Region.
  • 1991, August 25 – district is becomes part of Republic of Belarus.
  • 2007, June 14 – By the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 279 the heraldic symbols of the town of Ostrovets and the Ostrovets district.
  • 2011 – Beginning of construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant in the Ostrovets district.
  • 2012 – Astravyets received the status of the city.

Administrative device

Astravyets district is divided into 9 village soviets:

  • Vornyansky village soviet
  • Gherviatsky village soviet
  • Gudogaysky village soviet
  • Mihalishkovskiy village soviet
  • Astravyets village soviet
  • Podolsky village soviet
  • Rytan village soviet
  • Spondovo village soviet
  • Trokenik village soviet

Notable residents
  • Adam Maldzis (1932, Rasoly village - 2022), Belarusian historian, literary critic and scholar[1]

References
  1. "Ceremony in Minsk marks 80th birthday of renowned literary scholar Adam Maldzis - EuroBelarus". en.eurobelarus.info. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
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