Pastavy
{{Short description|Town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus}}
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|native_name = {{native name|be|Паставы}}
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|subdivision_name1 = Vitebsk Region
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|subdivision_name2 = Pastavy District
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|established_title = First mentioned
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|postal_code_type = Postal code
|postal_code =211875
|area_code = +375 2155
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Pastavy ({{langx|be|Паставы}}; {{langx|ru|Поставы|Postavy}}; {{langx|lt|Pastovys}}; {{langx|pl|Postawy}}) is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Pastavy District. As of 2025, it has a population of 18,450.
Location
Pastavy is located on the river Myadelka. Postavy Air Base is located 5 km west of Pastavy.
Amenities
History
File:Pastavy, Vilenskaja. Паставы, Віленская (1920-39).jpg
Pastavy has several historic buildings including 18th-century houses and 19th-century church.{{Cite web|url=http://www.belarusguide.com/cities/pastavy.html|title = Pastavy}}
In 2009, Pastavy celebrated its 600th anniversary.
Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Pastavy was part of Vilnius Voivodeship. In 1793, Pastavy was acquired by the Russian Empire as a result of the Second Partition of Poland.
From 1921 until 1939, Pastavy was part of the Second Polish Republic. In the 1921 census, 43.3% people declared Polish nationality, 34.8% declared Jewish nationality, and 21.7% declared Belarusian nationality.{{cite book|author=|title=Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom VII. Część II|year=1923|language=pl|location=Warszawa|publisher=Główny Urząd Statystyczny|page=33}}
In September 1939, the town was occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into the Byelorussian SSR. From 6 July 1941 until 5 July 1944, Pastavy was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of Generalbezirk Weißruthenien of Reichskommissariat Ostland.
Notable people
- Andrey Arkhipaw (born 1995), footballer
- Mikhail Babichev (born 1995), footballer
- Aleksandr Brazevich (born 1973), football manager
- Siarhei Navumchyk (born 1961), journalist
- Koppel Pinson (1904-1961), historian
- Israel Pliner (1896-1938), Soviet officer
- Aleksander Rayevsky (1957-2008), test pilot
References
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External links
{{commons category|Pastavy}}
- [http://westki.info/pastavy Local news from Pastavy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302231224/http://westki.info/pastavy |date=2012-03-02 }}
- [http://radzima.org/pub/miesta.php?lang=en&miesta_id1=vipapast Photos on Radzima.org]
- {{JewishGen-LocalityPage|1947709|Pastavy, Belarus}}
{{Vitebsk Region}}
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