Byerastavitsa_District

Byerastavitsa District

Byerastavitsa District

District of Grodno Region, Belarus

Byerastavitsa District or Bierastavica District[2] (Belarusian: Бераставіцкі раён; Russian: Берестовицкий район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa.[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 14,445.[1]

Quick Facts Бераставіцкі раён (Belarusian)Берестовицкий район (Russian), Country ...

History

The district was founded from Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union on January 15, 1940, as Krynki Raion; in 1944, it was renamed to the current name.[3]

Notable residents

References

  1. [1]
    "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  2. [2]
    Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)
  3. [3]
    "Berestovitsa District (Belarus)". Archived from the original on 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
  4. [4]
    "ANDRZEJ POCZOBUT journalist, Polish minority activist". Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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