Summary
Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa[a] (Belarusian: Вялікая Бераставіца, romanized: Vialikaja Bierastavica;[b] Russian: Большая Берестовица, romanized: Bolshaya Berestovitsa; Polish: Brzostowica Wielka; Yiddish: וויאַליקייַאַ ביעראַסטאַוויצאַ) is an urban-type settlement in Grodno Region, Belarus.[1] It serves as the administrative center of Byerastavitsa District.[1] It is located near the city of Grodno. As of 2023, it has a population of 5,665.[1]
Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa
Вялікая Бераставіца (Belarusian) | |
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 Town square | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa | |
| Coordinates: 53°11′44″N 24°01′15″E / 53.19556°N 24.02083°E | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Grodno Region |
| District | Byerastavitsa District |
| Elevation | 161 m (528 ft) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,665 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK) |
| Postal code | 231778 |
| Area code | +375 1511 |
History edit
It was granted by King Alexander Jagiellon to the Chodkiewicz family.[2] It was a private town of the Chodkiewicz, Mniszech, Potocki and Kossakowski families,[2] administratively located in the Grodno County in the Troki Voivodeship of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
In the interwar period, Brzostowica Wielka, as it was known in Polish, was administratively located in the Grodno County in the Białystok Voivodeship of Poland. In the 1921 census, 51.4% people declared Jewish nationality, 43.5% declared Polish nationality and 5.1% declared Belarusian nationality.[3]
Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the town was first occupied by the Soviet Union until 1941, then by Nazi Germany until 1944, and re-occupied by the Soviet Union afterwards.
Demographics edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 1,694 | — |
| 1921 | 1,371 | −19.1% |
| Source: [2][3] | ||
Notable people edit
- Józef Kowalewski (1801–1878), Polish orientalist, co-founder of the Philomatic Association
- Andrzej Poczobut (born 1973), journalist and activist of the Polish minority in Belarus
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I (in Polish). Warszawa. 1880. p. 422.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Skorowidz miejscowości Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Tom V (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 1924. p. 32.