Byerastavitsa District
Byerastavitsa District (Template:Lang-ru; Template:Lang-ru) is district (raion) of Grodno Region in Belarus.
The Byerastavitsa District was founded from Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union on January 15, 1940, as the Krynki Raion; in 1944, it was renamed to current name.[1] Its capital city is Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa.
Notable residents
- Andrzej Poczobut (born 1973, Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa), Belarusian and Polish journalist and activist, political prisoner[2]
References
- ^ "Berestovitsa District (Belarus)". Archived from the original on 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2008-10-12.
- ^ "ANDRZEJ POCZOBUT journalist, Polish minority activist". Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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