Pastavy

Town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus

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Town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus

Pastavy

Паставы (Belarusian)
Поставы (Russian)

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Pastavy

Coordinates: 55°07′N 26°50′E﻿ / ﻿55.117°N 26.833°E﻿ / 55.117; 26.833
Country| Belarus
Region| Vitebsk Region
District| Pastavy District
First mentioned| 1409
Population

(2025)[1]

• Total

| 18,450
Time zone| UTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code|

211875

Area code| +375 2155
License plate| 2
Website| http://postavy.vitebsk-region.gov.by/

Pastavy (Belarusian: Паставы; Russian: Поставы, romanized: Postavy; Lithuanian: Pastovys; Polish: Postawy) is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus.[1] It serves as the administrative center of Pastavy District.[1] As of 2025, it has a population of 18,450.[1]

## Location

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Pastavy is located on the river Myadelka. Postavy Air Base is located 5 km west of Pastavy.

## Amenities

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Pastavy has a station on the railway line between Vitebsk and Vilnius, Lithuania.

## History

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County Office in the interbellum

Pastavy has several historic buildings including 18th-century houses and 19th-century church.[2] 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.[3]

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

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* 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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1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ "Pastavy".
3. ^ Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom VII. Część II (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1923. p. 33.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pastavy.

* Local news from Pastavy Archived 2012-03-02 at the Wayback Machine
* Photos on Radzima.org
* Pastavy, Belarus at JewishGen

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Subdivisions of Vitebsk region, Belarus

Districts
(raiony)|

* Beshankovichy
* Braslaw
* Chashniki
* Dokshytsy
* Dubrowna
* Haradok
* Hlybokaye
* Lyepyel
* Lyozna
* Miory
* Orsha
* Pastavy
* Polotsk
* Rasony
* Sharkawshchyna
* Shumilina
* Syanno
* Talachyn
* Ushachy
* Vitebsk
* Vyerkhnyadzvinsk

Cities and towns|

* Baran
* Beshankovichy
* Braslaw
* Chashniki
* Dzisna
* Dokshytsy
* Dubrowna
* Haradok
* Hlybokaye
* Lyepyel
* Lyozna
* Miory
* Novolukoml
* Novopolotsk
* Orsha
* Pastavy
* Polotsk
* Syanno
* Talachyn
* Vitebsk
* Vyerkhnyadzvinsk

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