Astravyets district is the most northern district of the Grodno region and the fourth in the Grodno region in terms of area. This is border area. There are Lithuania and Vilnius nearby. Anyone who has ever visited Astravyets district falls in love with this wonderful blue-eyed Land. Tall pines look majestically. Viliya River and its tributaries Losha, Oshmyanka, Stracha, Sorochanka carry waters along the high banks. Near Katlouka village glacier once created Astravyets "Switzerland." Here you can see all kinds of Belarusian landscape at the same time. District is well-known not only because of beautiful views. Astravyets district is rich in cultural traditions. Belarusians, Poles, Russian, Lithuanian and other nationalities live in peace here since ancient times. Grow bread, raise children and maintain their national and cultural traditions. Lithuanians live densely in Gervyaty village council. They kept their songs, rituals and language. Lithuanian Centre of Education, Culture and Information was built in the Rymdyuny village. There are Rymdyuny high school with the Lithuanian language learning and a Lithuanian kindergarten. A lot of unique architectural monuments were kept. For example, catholic churches in Mihalishki, Gervyaty, Dailydky, Kemelishki, Gudogay; Varniany village - ancient architectural ensemble of the 18th century: St. George's Catholic Church, the priest's house, a pharmacist house, dwellings of the peasants.