Astravyets District

Astravyets District or Astraviec District (Астравецкі раён; Островецкий район) is a district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus. The administrative center is Astravyets. As of 2024, it has a population of 28,662.

History

 * 1940 – Astravyets District was established in 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.


 * 1960 – the district became part of Grodno Region


 * 1991 – the Republic of Belarus became independent


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


 * 2011 – construction began on the nuclear power plant in Astravyets District


 * 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

 * Adam Maldzis (1932, Rasoly village – 2022), Belarusian historian, literary critic and scholar