Astraviec

Astravyets or Ostrovets is a town in Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Astravyets District. As of 2025, it has a population of 15,265.

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Settlement.name: Astravyets
Settlement.other_name: Ostrovets
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Островец, Островецкий район, Гродненская область, Беларусь 03.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Saints Cosmas and Damian church
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Astraviec.svg
Settlement.image_shield: BIA Ostrowiec COA.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 150
Settlement.shield_size: 75
Settlement.pushpin_map: Belarus
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Belarus
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Grodno Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Astravyets District
Settlement.population_as_of: 2025
Settlement.population_total: 15,265

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Official name: Астравец
Country: Belarus
Located in: Astraviec District
Population: 15530
Area: 22.6
Elevation: 161
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Official website: www.ostrovets.gov.by
Image: Белмаркет у Астраўцы.jpg
Dialing code: 1591
Licence plate code: 4

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Commons category: Astraviec
postal code: 231210
native label: Астравец
time of earliest written record: 1468-00-00
romanization of Belarusian (2007 system): Astraviec
described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Belarus Globe URL: globustut.by/ostrovec/index.htm

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Astravyets or Ostrovets is a town in Grodno Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Astravyets District. As of 2025, it has a population of 15,265.

==History==

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