Masty, Belarus

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Town in Grodno Region, Belarus

Masty

Масты (Belarusian)
Мосты (Russian)

Мosty

Town

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Masty

Coordinates: 53°25′1.2″N 24°33′0″E﻿ / ﻿53.417000°N 24.55000°E﻿ / 53.417000; 24.55000
Country| Belarus
Region| Grodno Region
District| Masty District
Population

(2025)[1]

• Total

| 14,239
Time zone| UTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code|

231591

Area code| +375 1515
Car plates| 4

Masty or Mosty[a] is a town in Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Masty District.[1] As of 2025, it has a population of 14,239.[1]

## History

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Railway station in the interwar period

Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Masty was part of Trakai Voivodeship. It was located on a trade route connecting Grodno and Slonim.[2] In 1539, Queen consort of Poland Bona Sforza founded the Saint John the Baptist church.[2] In 1795, Masty was acquired by the Russian Empire as a result of the Third Partition of Poland.

From 1921 until 1939, Mosty, as it was known in Polish, was part of the Second Polish Republic, within which it was administratively located in the Grodno County in the Białystok Voivodeship. In the 1921 census, the entire population declared Polish nationality, of which 88.4% were Catholics and 11.3% were of Jewish faith.[3]

At the start of World War II, in September 1939, the town was occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into the Byelorussian SSR. From 25 June 1941 until 13 July 1944, Masty was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of Bezirk Bialystok.

## Notes

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1. ^ Belarusian: Масты; Russian: Мосты; Polish: Mosty.

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Численность населения на 1 января 2025 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2024 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 29 March 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
2. ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VI (in Polish). Warszawa. 1885. p. 714.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
3. ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom V (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1924. p. 39.

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Subdivisions of Grodno region, Belarus

Districts
(raiony)|

* Ashmyany
* Astravyets
* Byerastavitsa
* Dzyatlava
* Grodno
* Iwye
* Karelichy
* Lida
* Masty
* Novogrudok
* Shchuchyn
* Slonim
* Smarhon
* Svislach
* Vawkavysk
* Voranava
* Zelva

District
centres|

* Grodno
* Astravyets
* Ashmyany
* Dzyatlava
* Iwye
* Karelichy
* Lida
* Masty
* Novogrudok
* Slonim
* Smarhon
* Shchuchyn
* Svislach
* Vawkavysk
* Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa
* Voranava
* Zelva

Cities and towns|

* Grodno
* Astravyets
* Ashmyany
* Bruzgi
* Byarozawka
* Dzyatlava
* Iwye
* Karelichy
* Lida
* Masty
* Novogrudok
* Skidzyel'
* Slonim
* Smarhon
* Shchuchyn
* Svislach
* Vawkavysk
* Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa

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