Pastavy

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Pastavy Паставы (Belarusian) Поставы (Russian)
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Pastavy Location within Belarus
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)
• 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; Polish: Postawy) is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Pastavy District. As of 2025, it has a population of 18,450.

Location

Pastavy is located on the river Myadelka. 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. 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.

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

• 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

External links

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