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# Astravyets

A settlement in Belarus; local name Астравец.

## English name

**Astravyets** — Belarusian-based English geographical spelling, preferred here to the Russian-mediated form.

Other forms in use:

- **Astraviec** — Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012.
- **Astravets** — Simplified Belarusian-based international spelling.
- **Ostrovets** — Russian-based spelling widely used in English nuclear-energy reporting.
- **Ostrowiec** — Polish historical name; requires disambiguation from towns in Poland.
- **Астравец** — Belarusian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym.

## French name

**Astraviets** — French reference spelling, adapted to French transcription conventions; usage is not uniform across publishers.

Other forms in use:

- **Ostrovets** — Russian-based name commonly retained in French nuclear-energy reporting.
- **Ostroviets** — French rendering of the Russian name, with ie representing the vowel sequence.
- **Ostrowiec** — Polish historical form in French borderland histories.

## About

Astravyets is a town in Hrodna Region near the Lithuanian border. The Belarusian nuclear power plant was built nearby, bringing major changes to the town and its surroundings.

## Notes

Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local\_name gives the native spelling. The dated 2007/UN 2012 geographical system is distinguished from Belarus’s replacement domestic rules of 2023.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q261024](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q261024) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/astravyets/?format=json)


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