Lyntupy

Lyntupy is an urban-type settlement in Pastavy District, Vitebsk Region, in northern Belarus. As of 2025, it has a population of 1,086.

History

It was a private town, administratively located in the Vilnius Voivodeship of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The local parish church was founded in 1459 by Andrzej Dołgirdowicz, and renovated in 1870 by Jan Brzostowski. Following the Third Partition of Poland in 1795, it was annexed by Russia. In 1866, the town had a population of 477, 85.1% Catholic, 10.5% Jewish and 2.3% Orthodox by confession. In the interwar period, it was part of newly reborn Poland.

Sights

Local landmarks are the Biszewski Manor and the Church of Saint Andrew the Apostle.

Demographics

Distribution of the population by ethnicity according to the 2009 census: