Byerastavitsa District

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.

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Coordinates: 53°11′44″N 24°01′15″E / 53.19556°N 24.02083°E / 53.19556; 24.02083

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