Pastavy

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Pastavy Паставы Поставы
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Pastavy
Coordinates: 55°07′N 26°50′E / 55.117°N 26.833°E / 55.117; 26.833
Country	Belarus
Voblast	Vitebsk Region
Raion	Pastavy District
Mentioned	1409
Population  (2010)
• Total	19,800
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	211875
Area code(s)	+375 2155
License plate	2
Website	http://postavy.vitebsk-region.gov.by/

Pastavy (Belarusian: Паставы, Lithuanian: Pastovys, Russian: Поставы, Polish: Postawy) is a city in the Vitebsk Region of Belarus, an administrative center of Pastavy District.

Location[]

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

Amenities[]

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

History[]

Pastavy has several historic buildings including 18th-century houses and 19th-century church.^[1] 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 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.

References[]

External links[]

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

Coordinates: 55°07′N 26°50′E / 55.117°N 26.833°E / 55.117; 26.833

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