Pastavy

Pastavy Паставы (Belarusian) Поставы (Russian)
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Pastavy
Coordinates: 55°07′N 26°50′E / 55.117°N 26.833°E / 55.117; 26.833
Country	Belarus
Region	Vitebsk Region
District	Pastavy District
First mentioned	1409
Population  (2025)1
• Total	18,450
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code	211875
Area code	+375 2155
License plate	2
Website	http://postavy.vitebsk-region.gov.by/

Pastavy (Belarusian: Паставы; Russian: Поставы, romanized: Postavy; Polish: Postawy) is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus.¹ It serves as the administrative center of Pastavy District.¹ As of 2025, it has a population of 18,450.¹

Pastavy is located on the river Myadelka. Postavy Air Base is located 5 km west of Pastavy.

Pastavy has a station on the railway line between Vitebsk and Vilnius, Lithuania.

Pastavy has several historic buildings including 18th-century houses and 19th-century church.² In 2009, Pastavy celebrated its 600th anniversary.

Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Pastavy was part of Vilnius Voivodeship. In 1793, Pastavy was acquired by the Russian Empire as a result of the Second Partition of Poland.

From 1921 until 1939, Pastavy was part of the Second Polish Republic. In the 1921 census, 43.3% people declared Polish nationality, 34.8% declared Jewish nationality, and 21.7% declared Belarusian nationality.³

In September 1939, the town was occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into the Byelorussian SSR. From 6 July 1941 until 5 July 1944, Pastavy was occupied by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of Generalbezirk Weißruthenien of Reichskommissariat Ostland.

• Andrey Arkhipaw (born 1995), footballer
• Mikhail Babichev (born 1995), footballer
• Aleksandr Brazevich (born 1973), football manager
• Siarhei Navumchyk (born 1961), journalist
• Koppel Pinson (1904-1961), historian
• Israel Pliner (1896-1938), Soviet officer
• Aleksander Rayevsky (1957-2008), test pilot