Pastavy ( be, Паставы, lt, Pastovys, russian: Поставы, pl, Postawy) is a city in the

Vitebsk Region Vitebsk Region or Vitebsk Oblast or Viciebsk Voblasts ( be, Ві́цебская во́бласць, ''Viciebskaja voblasć'', ; rus, Ви́тебская о́бласть, Vitebskaya oblast, ˈvʲitʲɪpskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a region (oblast ...

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

, an administrative center of

Pastavy District Pastavy District is a second-level administrative subdivision (raion) of Belarus in the Vitebsk Region. The center is the town of Pastavy Pastavy ( be, Паставы, lt, Pastovys, russian: Поставы, pl, Postawy) is a city in the Vit ...

Location

Pastavy is located on the river Myadelki.

Postavy Air Base Postavy is a former air base in Belarus located 5 km west of Pastavy. It is a medium-sized air base. There are three loop areas with 15 revetments each, and central tarmac area. It was home to 305th Bomber Aviation Regiment (305 BAP), 1st ...

is located 5 km west of Pastavy.

Amenities

Pastavy has a station on the railway line between

Vitebsk Vitebsk or Viciebsk (russian: Витебск, ; be, Ві́цебск, ; , ''Vitebsk'', lt, Vitebskas, pl, Witebsk), is a city in Belarus. The capital of the Vitebsk Region, it has 366,299 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-largest ci ...

and

Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

History

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

Grand Duchy of Lithuania The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a European state that existed from the 13th century to 1795, when the territory was partitioned among the Russian Empire, the Kingdom of Prussia, and the Habsburg Empire of Austria. The state was founded by Li ...

, Pastavy was part of

Vilnius Voivodeship The Vilnius Voivodeship ( la, Palatinatus Vilnensis, lt, Vilniaus vaivadija, pl, województwo wileńskie, be, Віленскае ваяводства) was one of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania's voivodeships, which existed from the voivodeship's ...

. In 1793, Pastavy was acquired by the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire and the final period of the Russian monarchy from 1721 to 1917, ruling across large parts of Eurasia. It succeeded the Tsardom of Russia following the Treaty of Nystad, which ended the Great Northern War. ...

as a result of the

Second Partition of Poland The 1793 Second Partition of Poland was the second of three partitions (or partial annexations) that ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by 1795. The second partition occurred in the aftermath of the Polish–Russian War ...

. From 1921 until 1939, Pastavy 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 6 July 1941 until 5 July 1944, Pastavy was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of ''

Generalbezirk Weißruthenien Generalbezirk Weissruthenien (General District White Ruthenia) was one of the four administrative subdivisions of ''Reichskommissariat Ostland'', the 1941-1945 civilian occupation regime established by Nazi Germany for the administration of the th ...

'' of ''

Reichskommissariat Ostland The Reichskommissariat Ostland (RKO) was established by Nazi Germany in 1941 during World War II. It became the civilian occupation regime in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and the western part of Byelorussian SSR. German planning documents initia ...

''.

Notable people

People from Pastavy: *

Andrey Arkhipaw Andrey Arkhipaw ( be, Андрэй Архіпаў; russian: Андрей Архипов; born 6 February 1995) is a Belarusian professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types o ...

(born 1995), footballer *

Mikhail Babichev Mikhail Anatolyevich Babichev ( be, Міхаіл Анатолевіч Бабічаў; russian: Михаил Анатольевич Бабичев; born 2 February 1995) is a Belarusian professional Association football, footballer who plays for ...

(born 1995), footballer *

Aleksandr Brazevich Aleksandr Brazevich ( be, Аляксандр Бразевіч; russian: Александр Бразевич; born 1 June 1973) is a Belarusian football manager and former player. Career Brazevich retired from playing career at the age of 21 aft ...

(born 1973), football manager *

Siarhei Navumchyk Siarhei Iosifavich Navumchyk ( be, Сярге́й Іосіфавіч Наву́мчык; russian: Серге́й Ио́сифович Нау́мчик, born January 15, 1961) is a Belarusian journalist and politician. Navumchyk was born in Pastav ...

(born 1961), journalist *

Koppel Pinson Koppel Shub Pinson (1904–1961) was a historian who specialized in the origins of German nationalism. Early life Born in Postawy, Russian Empire (now in Belarus), on February 11, 1904, Pinson immigrated to the United States with his family in ...

(1904-1961), historian *

Israel Pliner Israel Pliner (russian: Израиль Израилевич Плинер, Izrail Izrailevich Pliner) (22 January 1896 – 14 November 1938) was a Soviet officer and high functionary of the Soviet secret police. Notable posts include deputy chi ...

(1896-1938), Soviet officer *

Aleksander Rayevsky Aleksandr Mikhailovich Rayevskiy (russian: Александр Михайлович Раевский, 30 August 1957, Pastavy, Vitsebsk Voblast, Belarus - 30 August 2008) was a test pilot for the Russian military. While flying inside Russia and in ...

(1957-2008), test pilot

References

External links

Local news from Pastavy

Photos on Radzima.org
* Cities in Belarus Disnensky Uyezd Pastavy District Populated places in Vitebsk Region Vilnius Voivodeship Wilno Voivodeship (1926–1939) {{Belarus-geo-stub