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Town in Grodno Region, Belarus Astravyets Астравец (Belarusian) Островец (Russian) Ostrovets Town Saints Cosmas and Damian church Flag Coat of arms Astravyets Coordinates: 54°36′49″N 25°57′19″E / 54.61361°N 25.95528°E / 54.61361; 25.95528 Country Belarus Region Grodno Region District Astravyets District Population (2025)[1] • Total 15,265 Time zone UTC+3 (MSK) Postal code 231201 Area code +375 1591 Website www.ostrovets.gov.by **Astravyets** or **Ostrovets**[a] is a town in [Grodno Region](/source/Grodno_Region), [Belarus](/source/Belarus).[2] It serves as the administrative center of [Astravyets District](/source/Astravyets_District).[1][2] As of 2025, it has a population of 15,265.[1] ## History This section needs more citations. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2025) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Former Dominican church in c. 1900 Within the [Grand Duchy of Lithuania](/source/Grand_Duchy_of_Lithuania) and the [Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth](/source/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian_Commonwealth), Astravyets was part of [Vilnius Voivodeship](/source/Vilnius_Voivodeship). In 1474, Voivode of [Kyiv](/source/Kyiv_Voivodeship) [Martynas Goštautas](/source/Martynas_Go%C5%A1tautas) founded a [Dominican](/source/Dominican_Order) monastery and church.[3] By decree of King [Sigismund II Augustus](/source/Sigismund_II_Augustus) from 1537, the town passed to [Stanislovas Goštautas](/source/Stanislovas_Go%C5%A1tautas), and later on it passed to the Korycki and Korsak [noble families](/source/Szlachta).[3] In 1795, Astravyets was acquired by the [Russian Empire](/source/Russian_Empire) in the course of the [Third Partition of Poland](/source/Third_Partition_of_Poland). Following the unsuccessful Polish [January Uprising](/source/January_Uprising), in 1866, the Tsarist authorities closed the Domican monastery and converted the Dominican church into an Orthodox church.[3] From 1921 until 1939, Astravyets was part of the [Second Polish Republic](/source/Second_Polish_Republic). During [World War II](/source/World_War_II), in September 1939, the town was occupied by the [Red Army](/source/Red_Army) and, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into the [Byelorussian SSR](/source/Byelorussian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic). From 27 June 1941 until 3 July 1944, Astravyets was [occupied by Nazi Germany](/source/German_occupation_of_Byelorussia_during_World_War_II) and administered as a part of the *[Generalbezirk Litauen](/source/Generalbezirk_Litauen)* of *[Reichskommissariat Ostland](/source/Reichskommissariat_Ostland)*. On 11 October 2011, an agreement was signed to build the first [nuclear power plant](/source/Astravets_Nuclear_Power_Plant) in Belarus near the town, using two [VVER](/source/AES-2006) reactors with active and passive safety systems.[4] ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Belarusian](/source/Belarusian_language): Астравец, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Belarusian): *Astraviec*, IPA: [\[astraˈvʲet͡s\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Belarusian); [Russian](/source/Russian_language): Островец, [romanized](/source/Romanization_of_Russian): *Ostrovets*, IPA: [\[ɐstrɐˈvʲets\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Russian); [Polish](/source/Polish_language): *Ostrowiec*; [Lithuanian](/source/Lithuanian_language): *Astravas*. ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-pop_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-pop_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-pop_1-2) ["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"](https://web.archive.org/web/20250329210112/https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/solialnaya-sfera/naselenie-i-migratsiya/naselenie/statisticheskie-izdaniya/index_148168/). *belsat.gov.by*. Archived from [the original](https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/solialnaya-sfera/naselenie-i-migratsiya/naselenie/statisticheskie-izdaniya/index_148168/) on 29 March 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2025. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-enc_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-enc_3-1) Gaponenko, Irina Olegovna (2004). *Назвы населеных пунктаў Рэспублікі Беларусь: Гродзенская вобласць*. Minsk: Тэхналогія. p. 58. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [985-458-098-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/985-458-098-9). 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-sgk_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-sgk_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-sgk_4-2) *Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich* (in Polish). Vol. VII. Warszawa. 1886. p. 719.{{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_location_missing_publisher)) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Russia signs up to build NPP in Belarus"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120402182924/http://www.neimagazine.com/story.asp?storyCode=2060964). Nuclear Engineering International. 20 October 2011. Archived from [the original](http://www.neimagazine.com/story.asp?storyCode=2060964) on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2011. ## External links - [Photos on Radzima.org](http://radzima.org/pub/miesta.php?lang=en&miesta_id1=hrasastr) - [Photos on Panoramio.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20161016222255/http://www.panoramio.com/photo/46589300) v t e 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 Authority control databases International VIAF WorldCat National United States Israel This Belarus location article is a stub. 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