• Source: Byerastavitsa District

Byerastavitsa District or Bierastavica District (Belarusian: Бераставіцкі раён; Russian: Берестовицкий район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa. As of 2024, it has a population of 14,445.




History


The district was founded from Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union on January 15, 1940, as Krynki Raion; in 1944, it was renamed to the current name.




Notable residents


Andrzej Poczobut (born 1973, Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa), Belarusian and Polish journalist and activist, political prisoner




References

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• Byerastavitsa District
• Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa
• Malaya Byerastavitsa
• Grodno Region
• Barbara Piasecka Johnson
• Malaya Berestavitsa massacre
• Alexander Sergeychik
• Andrzej Poczobut
• Districts of Belarus
• Usnarka