Masty ( be, Масты; lt, Mastai) or Mosty (russian: Мосты́; pl, Mosty) is a city in
Grodno Region,
Belarus, the administrative centre of
Masty District.
History
Within the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Masty was part of
Trakai Voivodeship
lt, Trakų vaivadija pl, Województwo trockie
, conventional_long_name = Trakai Voivodeship
, common_name = Trakai
, subdivision = Voivodeship
, nation = Grand Duchy of Lithuania (1413–1569)
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795)
, year_ ...
. In 1795, Masty was acquired by the
Russian Empire as a result of the
Third Partition of Poland.
From 1921 until 1939, Masty was part of the
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, at the time officially known as the Republic of Poland, was a country in Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe that existed between 1918 and 1939. The state was established on 6 November 1918, before the end of ...
. In September 1939, the town was
occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into the
Byelorussian SSR
The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR, or Byelorussian SSR; be, Беларуская Савецкая Сацыялістычная Рэспубліка, Bielaruskaja Savieckaja Sacyjalistyčnaja Respublika; russian: Белор ...
.
From 25 June 1941 until 13 July 1944, Masty was
occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of
Bezirk Bialystok.
Populated places in Grodno Region
Cities in Belarus
Trakai Voivodeship
Grodnensky Uyezd
Białystok Voivodeship (1919–1939)
Masty District
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