Belarus, Hrodzienskaja voblasć, Astraviecki rajon

Astravyets District ( be, Астраве́цкі раён, russian: link=no, Острове́цкий райо́н) – a district (rajon) in

Grodno Region Grodno Region ( pl, Grodzieńszczyzna) or Grodno Oblast or Hrodna Voblasts ( be, Гродзенская вобласць, ''Hrodzienskaja vobłasć'', , ''Haradzienščyna''; russian: Гродненская область, ''Grodnenskaya 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 ...

. The administrative center is

Astravyets Astravyets ( be, Астравец, Astraviec, , rus, Островец, Ostrovets, ɐstrɐˈvʲɛts, lt, Astravas, pl, Ostrowiec) is a city in the Grodno Region of Belarus, an administrative center of the Astravyets District. History Within the ...

History

1940, January 15 – established Astravyets district in the Vileika region. 1941, June 22 –

Luftwaffe The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabtei ...

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 Maladzyechna Voblast or Molodechno Oblast ( be, Маладзечанская вобласць, russian: Молодечненская область) was a Voblast of the Byelorussian SSR. Initially the Voblast was formed on December 4, 1939, foll ...

. 1960, January 20 – Astravyets district becomes part of

. 1991, August 25 – district is becomes part of

Republic of Belarus A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...

. 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 Adam Maldzis (, 7 August 1932 – 3 January 2022) was a Belarusian historian, literary critic, author and journalist. He was described as "a patriarch of Belarusian humanities", "an excellent connoisseur of literature" and "a living bridge betwe ...

(1932, Rasoly village - 2022), Belarusian historian, literary critic and scholar

References

External links

Ostrovets regional executive committee (Official site)

Нistory of Ostrovets District

Newspaper "Ostrovetskaya Pravda" (Official site)
Districts of Grodno Region {{Belarus-geo-stub