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# Vialikaja Bierastavica

A settlement in Belarus; local name Вялікая Бераставіца.

## English name

**Vialikaja Bierastavica** — Belarusian national geographical romanization (2007), recommended by the UN in 2012; also the English naming-data label. English prose heading uses Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa.

Other forms in use:

- **Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa** — Belarusian-based English locality heading using English digraphs rather than the dated national-system spelling.
- **Bolshaya Berestovitsa** — Russian-based spelling for matching older English geographical references; independent prose frequency unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- **Brzostowica Wielka** — Polish historical or community name quoted in regional references; independent English prose frequency unverified.
- **Вялікая Бераставіца** — Original Belarusian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English.

## French name

**Vialikaja Bierastavica** — Same as in English; French naming data uses this Latin form, without an independently verified French prose preference.

Other forms in use:

- **Brzostowica Wielka** — Polish historical name for French regional-history source matching; independent French prose use unverified.

## About

Vialikaja Bierastavica is a settlement and district centre in Grodno Region, western Belarus. Its history includes ownership by the Chodkiewicz and other magnate families.

## Notes

Dated national/UN form Vialikaja Bierastavica selected over the English article heading Vyalikaya Byerastavitsa. French naming data has the same Latin form; no separate French prose preference verified. National-system references are dated 2007/UN 2012; domestic rules changed in 2023. Independent French locality-prose evidence is limited. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyalikaya\_Byerastavitsa.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q1460634](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1460634) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/vialikaja-bierastavica/?format=json)


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