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District of Grodno region, Belarus

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District in Grodno region, Belarus

Astravyets district Астравецкі раён (Belarusian) Островецкий район (Russian) District Flag Coat of arms Country Belarus Region Grodno region Administrative center Astravyets Area • District 1,568.77 km2 (605.71 sq mi) Population (2024)[1] • District 28,662 • Density 18.270/km2 (47.320/sq mi) • Urban 15,116 • Rural 13,546 Time zone UTC+3 (MSK)

**Astravyets district** or **Astraviec district**[2] ([Belarusian](/source/Belarusian_language): Астравецкі раён; [Russian](/source/Russian_language): Островецкий район) is a [district](/source/Districts_of_Belarus) ([raion](/source/Raion)) of [Grodno region](/source/Grodno_region) in [Belarus](/source/Belarus). The administrative center is [Astravyets](/source/Astravyets).[1] As of 2024, it has a population of 28,662.[1]

## History

- 1940 – Astravyets District was established in [Vilyeyka Region](/source/Vilyeyka_Region)

- 1941 – the area was bombed and then occupied by German troops

- 1944 – Soviet partisans liberated Astravyets and the district became part of [Molodechno Region](/source/Molodechno_Region).

- 1960 – the district became part of [Grodno Region](/source/Grodno_Region)

- 1991 – the [Republic of Belarus](/source/Belarus) became independent

- 2007 – the heraldic symbols of Astravyets and Astravyets District were officially recognized

- 2011 – construction began on the [nuclear power plant](/source/Astravets_nuclear_power_plant) in Astravyets District[3]

- 2012 – Astravyets received the status of city

## Administrative divisions

Astravyets district is divided into 9 village soviets:

- Vornyansky

- Gherviatsky

- Gudogaysky

- Mihalishkovskiy

- Astravyets

- Podolsky

- Rytan

- Spondovo

- Trokenik

## Notable residents

- [Napoleon Cybulski](/source/Napoleon_Cybulski) (1854 – 1919), Polish physiologist

- [Adam Maldzis](/source/Adam_Maldzis) (1932, Rasoly village – 2022), Belarusian historian, literary critic and scholar[4]

## 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 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240402055418/https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/solialnaya-sfera/naselenie-i-migratsiya/naselenie/statisticheskie-izdaniya/index_89355/). *belsat.gov.by*. Archived from [the original](https://www.belstat.gov.by/ofitsialnaya-statistika/solialnaya-sfera/naselenie-i-migratsiya/naselenie/statisticheskie-izdaniya/index_89355/) on April 2, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Official transliteration from Belarusian language (2007)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Astravyets NPP - Nuclear Heritage"](https://www.nuclear-heritage.net/index.php/Astravyets_NPP). *www.nuclear-heritage.net*. Retrieved October 29, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Ceremony in Minsk marks 80th birthday of renowned literary scholar Adam Maldzis - EuroBelarus"](https://en.eurobelarus.info/news/archive/2012/08/09/ceremony_in_minsk_marks_80th_birthday_of_renowned_literary_scholar_adam_mal.html). *en.eurobelarus.info*. Retrieved January 3, 2022.

## External links

- [Ostrovets regional executive committee (Official site)](http://ostrovets.grodno-region.by/)

- [Нistory of Ostrovets District](http://www.ostrovets.info/inform/istoria.php)

- [Newspaper *Ostrovetskaya Pravda* (Official site)](http://www.ostrovets.by/)

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