Pastawy

Pastawy | Postawy
Паставы | Поставы
( Belarus. ) | ( Russian )
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State :	Belarus
Woblasz :	Vitebsk
Founded :	1409
Coordinates :	55 ° 7 ′  N , 26 ° 50 ′  E 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
Pastawy

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

Church of St. Anthony of Padua