Byerastavitsa District

Byerastavitsa District is an administrative subdivision, a 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