Pastawy
Pastawy | Postawy | |||
Паставы | Поставы | |||
( Belarus. ) | ( Russian ) | |||
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State : | Belarus | ||
Woblasz : | Vitebsk | ||
Founded : | 1409 | ||
Coordinates : | 55 ° 7 ′ N , 26 ° 50 ′ E | ||
Height : | 145 m | ||
Residents : | 19,800 (2008) | ||
Time zone : | Moscow time ( UTC + 3 ) | ||
Telephone code : | (+375) 2155 | ||
Postal code : | BY - 211840 | ||
License plate : | 2 | ||
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Pastawy ( Russian Поставы / Postawy ) is the capital of the Rajon of the same name in Belarus in the Wizebskaja Woblasz with around 20,000 inhabitants.
geography
The city is located in the north of the country, not far from the border with Lithuania and in the vicinity of the recreational area around Lake Naratsch .
traffic
Pastawy is located on several secondary roads and on the railway connection from Polatsk to Vilnius ( Lithuania ).
literature
- Postawy , in: Guy Miron (Ed.): The Yad Vashem encyclopedia of the ghettos during the Holocaust . Jerusalem: Yad Vashem, 2009 ISBN 978-965-308-345-5 , p. 611
Web links
Commons : Pastawy - collection of pictures, videos and audio files