Elamur LocationsVialikaja 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 · JSON
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