Brest (Belarusian: Брэст, Russian: Брест, Polish: Brześć; Alternative names), formerly Brest-on-the-Bug and Brest-Litovsk, is a city (population 290,000 in 2004) in Belarus close to the Polish border where the Western Bug and Mukhavets Rivers meet. It is the capital city of the Brest voblast and is located at 52°08′N 23°40′E. Image File history File links Coat_of_Arms_of_Brest,_Belarus. ... Most cities in Europe have different names in different languages. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bug at Wlodawa One of the two rivers called Bug (pronounced Boog), the Western Bug, or Buh (Belarusian: Захо́дні Буг; Russian: За́падный Буг; Ukrainian: Західн&#1080... Muchawiec River (Belarusian: Мухаве́ц) is a river in Belarus. ... Brest voblast is one of the administrative regions in the Republic of Belarus located in the south-west of Poland and Ukraine. ...

Being situated on the main Berlin–Moscow railway line and intercontinental highway, Brest became a principal border crossing since World War II in Soviet times. Today it links the European Union and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen states of the Federal Republic of Germany. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2005)    - Density 10,415,400   8537. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Motto: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) Translation: Workers of the world, unite!) Anthem: The Internationale (1922-1944) Hymn of the Soviet Union (1944-1991) Capital (and largest city) Moscow None; Russian de facto Government Federation of Soviet Republics  - Last President Mikhail Gorbachev  - Last Premier Ivan Silayev Establishment October Revolution   - Declared... Headquarters Minsk, Belarus Member states 11 member states 1 associate member Working language Russian Executive Secretary Vladimir Rushailo Formation December 21, 1991 Official website http://cis. ...

Because of the "break of gauge" at Brest between the Russian broad-gauge system and the European standard gauge, all through rail passenger cars must have their bogies changed here, cargo in freight trains must be transshipped. Some of the land in the Brest rail yards remains contaminated as a result of the transshipment of radioactive materials here since Soviet days. Great Western Railway broad gauge steam locomotives awaiting scrapping in 1892 after the conversion to standard gauge. ... As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ... Transshipment is the shipment of goods to an intermediate destination, and then from there to yet another destination. ... Radioactive decay is the set of various processes by which unstable atomic nuclei (nuclides) emit subatomic particles. ...

City name

In 1019 Brest was first mentioned in chronicles as Berestye

There are several versions of the city name origin. The most common are as follows, Image File history File linksMetadata Brest_Lm. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Brest_Lm. ...

• the name of the city comes from the Slavic root beresta meaning birch bark,
• the name of the city comes from the Slavic root berest meaning elm,
• the name of the city comes from the Lithuanian word brasta meaning ford.

Species Many species; see text and classification Birch is the name of any tree of the genus Betula, in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae. ... For other meanings of bark, see Bark (disambiguation). ... Species See text. ... Ford may mean a number of things: A ford is a river crossing. ...

History

The city was founded by Slavs. As Berestye it was first mentioned in the Russian Primary Chronicle in 1019 as a town in Kievan Rus. It was subdued several times by Poland and by Lithuania, conquered by the Mongols in 1241. It was renamed Brest-Litovsk in the 16th century, after it became part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1569. In 1596 it hosted the council which established the Eastern Catholic or Uniate Church. Brest passed to Russia when Poland-Lithuania was partitioned for a third time in 1795. During Russian rule in the 19th century a large fortress was build in and around the city. The Slavic peoples are the most numerous ethnic and linguistic body of peoples in Europe. ... The Russian Primary Chronicle (Russian: Повесть временных лет, Povest vremennykh let, which is often translated in English as Tale of Bygone Years), is a history of the early East Slavic state, Kievan Rus, from... Events Toi invasion: Jurchen pirates invade Kyushu. ... Mongols (Mongolian: Монгол Mongol, Turkish: MoÄŸollar) are an ethnic group that originated in what is now Mongolia, Russia, and China or more specifically on the Central Asian plateau north of the Gobi desert and south of Siberia. ... Events April 5 - Mongols of Golden Horde under the command of Subotai defeat feudal Polish nobility, including Knights Templar, in the battle of Liegnitz April 27 - Mongols defeat Bela IV of Hungary in the battle of Sajo. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Events January 11 - First recorded lottery in England. ... Events February 5 - 26 catholics crucified in Nagasaki, Japan. ... The term Eastern Rites may refer to the liturgical rites used by many ancient Christian Churches of Eastern Europe and the Middle East that, while being part of the Roman Catholic Church, are distinct from the Latin Rite or Western Church. ... The Commonwealth around 1619 Official languages Polish, Latin Established church Roman Catholic Capital Cracow (until 1596) Warsaw (from 1596) Largest City Gdańsk, later Warsaw Head of state King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania Area about 1 million km² Population about 11 million Existed 1569 - 1795 The Polish... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Brest-Litovsk Fortress is the biggest 19th century fortresses, one of the western Russian fortresses. ...

It was captured by the German Empire in 1915, during World War I. In March 1918, in the Brest-Litovsk fortress on the western outskirts of Brest at the confluence of the Western Bug and Mukhavets Rivers, the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed, ending the war between Russia and the Central Powers and transferring the city and its surrounding region to the sphere of influence of the German Empire. This treaty was subsequently annulled by the treaties which ended the war. Motto: Gott mit Uns (German: God with us”) Anthem: Heil dir im Siegerkranz (unofficial) Territory of the German Empire in 1914, prior to World War I Capital Berlin Language(s) Official: German Unofficial minority languages: Polish (Posen, Lower Silesia,Upper Silesia, Masuria) French (Alsace-Lorraine) Government Constitutional monarchy Emperor  - 1871... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... {{Infobox Military Conflict |conflict = World War I |partof = |image = |caption = Clockwise from top: Trenches on the Western Front; a British Mark IV tank crossing a trench; Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the Battle of the Dardanelles; a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks... Year 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Brest-Litovsk Fortress is the biggest 19th century fortresses, one of the western Russian fortresses. ... Bug at Wlodawa One of the two rivers called Bug (pronounced Boog), the Western Bug, or Buh (Belarusian: Захо́дні Буг; Russian: За́падный Буг; Ukrainian: Західн&#1080... Muchawiec River (Belarusian: Мухаве́ц) is a river in Belarus. ... The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a peace treaty signed on March 3, 1918, at Brest, formerly Brest-Litovsk, between Russia and the Central Powers, marking Russias exit from World War I. The treaty was practically obsolete before the end of the year but is significant as a chief... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Triple Alliance. ...

The newly reconstituted Poland took control of Brest in 1919. The city changed hands twice during the Polish-Soviet War and eventually stayed inside Polish borders, a development that was formally recognised by the Treaty of Riga in 1921. In the former Brest-Litovsk fortress, heavily damaged during World War I, Polish troops with the headquarters of the 9th Military District were stationed, and the city itself became a capital of Polesie Voivodship (województwo poleskie). In 1930 Wincenty Witos and some other prominent Polish statesmen were detained here before the notorious trial in Warsaw. During the Invasion of Poland in 1939 the city was defended by a small garison of four infantry battalions under Gen. Konstanty Plisowski against the XIX Panzer Corps of Gen. Heinz Guderian. After four days of heavy fighting the Polish forces withdrew southwards on September 17. Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Combatants Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic Second Polish Republic Commanders Mikhail Tukhachevsky Semyon Budyonny Joseph Stalin Józef PiÅ‚sudski Edward Rydz-ÅšmigÅ‚y Strength 950,000 including reserves 5 million 360,000 including reserves 738,000 Casualties Unknown, dead estimated at 100,000 - 150,000 Unknown, dead estimated at... The Peace of Riga (also known as the Treaty of Riga, Polish: Traktat Ryski) signed on 18th March 1921 between Poland and Soviet Russia ended the Polish-Bolshevik War. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... Brest-Litovsk Fortress is the biggest 19th century fortresses, one of the western Russian fortresses. ... {{Infobox Military Conflict |conflict = World War I |partof = |image = |caption = Clockwise from top: Trenches on the Western Front; a British Mark IV tank crossing a trench; Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the Battle of the Dardanelles; a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks... Polesie Voivodeship (Polish: , Belarusian: ) was an administrative unit of interwar Poland (1918-1939). ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... Wincenty Witos Wincenty Witos (1874 - 1945) was an actvist of the Polish Peasant Party (PSL) from 1895 and leader of Piast faction from 1913. ... Combatants Poland Nazi Germany Soviet Union Slovakia Commanders Edward Rydz-ÅšmigÅ‚y Fedor von Bock (Army Group North) Gerd von Rundstedt (Army Group South) Mikhail Kovalov (Belorussian Front) Semyon Timoshenko (Ukrainian Front) Ferdinand ÄŒatloÅ¡ (Field Army Bernolak) Strength Poland: 39 divisions 16 brigades 4,300 guns 880 tanks 400 aircraft... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Konstanty Plisowski (1890-1940) was a Polish general and military commander. ... Heinz Wilhelm Guderian (ca. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ...

Brest railway station during World War I, circa 1915 Boris Feldblyum Collection

The city was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1939 in accordance with the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact's Secret Protocol effectively partitioning Poland signed with Nazi Germany in August, 1939. Most Belarusians considered it a reunification of the Belarusan nation under one constituency (BSSR at that time). ImageMetadata File history File links Bfc_Brest_train_station. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Molotov (left), Ribbentrop (in black) and Stalin The Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, also known as the Hitler-Stalin pact or Nazi-Soviet pact, was a non-aggression treaty between Germany and Russia, or more precisely between the Soviet Union and the Third Reich. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... language None. ...

On June 22, 1941 the fortress and the city was attacked by Nazi Germany at the beginning of the surprise war, codenamed Operation Barbarossa, but held out for six weeks. Nearly all the defenders were killed. Brest's Jewish community was decimated under Nazi rule in 1942. The city was liberated by the Red Army in July 1944. An interesting fact was the large number of ethnic Chechens in the contingent of the fortress, which politically always contradicted the somewhat stereotypical veiw that Chechens were collaborators of Nazi Germany.^{[citation needed]} June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... This article is about the year. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Combatants Germany Romania Finland Italy Hungary Slovakia Soviet Union Commanders Adolf Hitler General (later MareÅŸal) Ion Antonescu Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim Joseph Stalin Strength ~ 3. ... This article describes some ethnic, historic, and cultural aspects of the Jewish identity; for a consideration of the Jewish religion, refer to the article Judaism. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... This article covers the Chechen people as an ethnic group, not Chechen meaning citizens of Chechnya. ...

According to the agreements of the Yalta Conference of February 1945, Brest's status as part of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic was officially recognised. It is now part of the independent country of Belarus. The Yalta Conference, sometimes called the Crimea Conference and codenamed the Argonaut Conference, was the wartime meeting from February 4, 1945 to February 11, 1945 between the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union — Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin, respectively. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

Sights in Brest

Resurrection Church of Brest is the biggest one in Belarus, over 5000 people can attend service

A majestic Soviet style war memorial was constructed on the site of the 1941 battle, to commemorate the known and unknown defenders of the Hero-Fortress. This war memorial is the largest tourist attraction of the city. In addition, an archeological museum of the old city Berestye is located on the southern island of the Hero-Fortress. It offers objects and huts dated back to the 11th - 13th century, that were unearthed during excavations in the 1970s. Image File history File links Brest_Kirche. ... Image File history File links Brest_Kirche. ... Hero-Fortress (крепость-герой - krepost-geroy) is the honorary title awarded to the Soviet fortress now located in Brest, Belarus (then part of the Byelorussian SSR) in 1965 for the heroic defence of the frontier stronghold during the very... Brest (Belarusian: Бе́расьце, Брэст | BieraÅ›cie, Brest; also known as Brest-Litovsk and in Polish as Brześć Litewski, Brześć nad Bugiem or Brześć BiaÅ‚oruski; Russian: Брест, Lithuanian: Lietuvos Brasta (literally meaning shallows of Lithuania) is a city (population 290,000 in 2004) in Belarus close to the Polish border where the Western... Hero-Fortress (крепость-герой - krepost-geroy) is the honorary title awarded to the Soviet fortress now located in Brest, Belarus (then part of the Byelorussian SSR) in 1965 for the heroic defence of the frontier stronghold during the very... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

Brest also hosts the first Belarusian outdoor railway museum. A Felix Dzerzhinsky steam locomotive at display The Brest Railway Museum is the first outdoor railway museum in Belarus, located in Brest, opened in 2002. ...

A Holocaust memorial commemorates the dead Jews of Brest ghetto. Concentration camp inmates during the Holocaust The Holocaust was Nazi Germanys systematic genocide (ethnic cleansing) of various ethnic, religious, national, and secular groups during World War II. Early elements include the Kristallnacht pogrom and the T-4 Euthanasia Program established by Hitler that killed some 200,000 people. ... A ghetto is an area where people from a specific racial or ethnic background or united in a given culture or religion live as a group, voluntarily or involuntarily, in milder or stricter seclusion. ...

the biggest and the newest stadium in Brest

Brest City Park is 100 years old, but looks quite new after the recent reconstruction. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (875x522, 60 KB) Summary Oleg, Brest Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (875x522, 60 KB) Summary Oleg, Brest Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Upper Lake, Brest City Park The park, about 20 ha, was laid out in 1906 as the biggest public park in Brest. ...

Brest has several stadiums, indoor sport halls and many outdoor sport facilities.

The local airport (code BQT), is operating flights to the capital city Minsk and to Moscow and Novgorod in Russia on a weekly basis. It is currently closed. Location Location of Minsk, shown within the Minsk Voblast Government Country Subdivision Belarus Minsk Founded 1067 Mayor Mikhail Pavlov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 305. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2005)    - Density 10,415,400   8537. ... Velikiy Novgorod (Russian: ) is the foremost historic city of North-Western Russia, situated on the M10(E95) federal highway connecting Moscow and St. ...

Sights around Brest

Central Square of Brest

Belavezhskaya Pushcha National Park, 70 km north of Brest, is a biosphere reserve of world distinction and can be reached by car or bus. This medieval forest is home to rare European bison (wisent). There is a museum and a zoo, available for tourists in the forest, animals can be seen in enclosures all the year round. 2 hotels and some restaurants and bars are there. Excursions can also be taken by horse and cart into the interior of the forest. As a new tourist attraction, the forest features the residence of Grandfather Frost, known as Ded Moroz, the Eastern Slavic Santa Claus, that works all the year round. Brest also hosts the first Belarusian outdoor railway museum. Brest City Park is old, but looks new after the recent reconstruction. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (853x563, 51 KB) Summary Oleg, Brest Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (853x563, 51 KB) Summary Oleg, Brest Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Białowieża Primaeval Forest, known as Belavezhskaya Pushcha (Белавеская пушча) in Belarus and Puszcza Białowieska in Poland, is an ancient virginal forest straddling the border between Belarus and Poland, located 70 km... Binomial name Bison bonasus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Wisent or European Bison (Bison bonasus) (IPA: ) is a bison species and the heaviest land animal in Europe. ... In the culture of the eastern Slavs the traditional character Ded Moroz (Russian: ) plays a role similar to that of Santa Claus. ... A Santa Claus doll. ... Upper Lake, Brest City Park The park, about 20 ha, was laid out in 1906 as the biggest public park in Brest. ...

Kamyanets, Belarus, that lies on the way to the National park from Brest, features an outstanding landmark, the 13th-century tower of Kamyanets. Kamyanets (also spelled Kamenets) (Belarusian: Камяне́ц) is a town located 40 km north of Brest, Belarus. ... The tower of Kamyanets today Standing atop a gentle rise overlooking the Lesnaya river, the tower is the main landmark of Kamyanets today. ...

The village of Kosova, where Tadeusz Kosciuszko was born, is also in the Brest region and features a 19th-century palace and a nice Roman Catholic church. Kosova (also known as Mereszowszczyzna, Kossovo, Kosow, Kossov, Kossow, and Kossuv) is a small town in the Brest Province of Belarus, located at . ... Tadeusz Kościuszko. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

Rush Hour in Masherov Avenue, Brest

Brest can easily be reached from Warsaw (Poland) by taking the daily sleeper train to Brest Centralnaya (Brest Central) from the central train station in Warsaw, although visas must be sorted out for EU passport holders before travelling. There are a few hotels in Brest, including "INTOURIST" on Praspekt Masherava (Masherova Prospect). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (837x618, 65 KB) Summary Oleg Medvedevsky, Brest Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (837x618, 65 KB) Summary Oleg Medvedevsky, Brest Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ...

Individuals associated with Brest

• Menachem Begin, former prime minister of Israel
• David Dubinsky, former head of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
• Louis Gruenberg, composer
• Nikolay Karpol, Russian women's volleyball coach
• David B. Steinman
• The Soloveitchik Rabbinical family associated with the Brisk yeshivas, and descendant Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik

  (August 16, 1913 – March 9, 1992) (Hebrew: מְנַחֵם בְּגִין) was a Polish-Jewish head of the Zionist underground group the Irgun, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and the first Likud Prime Minister of Israel. ... David Dubinsky (David Dubnievski) (February 22, 1892 - September 17, 1982) was a U.S. labor leader. ... The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America was a United States labor union known for its support for social unionism and progressive political causes. ... Louis Gruenberg (pronounced [grÅ«É™nbûrg]) (July 22/August 3, 1884, near Brest-Litovsk, Russia - June 10, 1964, Beverly Hills) was a Russian Lithuania-born American pianist and composer. ... Nikolay Karpol (Николай Васильевич Карполь) (born May 1, 1938 in Brest) is a Russian womens volleyball coach, who is considered to be one of the most experienced international coaches in the history of the modern game. ... David Bernard Steinman (June 11, 1886 - August 21, 1960) was an American engineer He was the designer of the Mackinac Bridge and many other notable bridges, and a published author. ... Brisk yeshivas commonly known as Brisk (a name used by many Yiddish-speaking Jews to refer to the town of Brest-Litovsk, located in what is now Belarus). ... Rav Joseph Ber (Yosef Dov, Yoshe Ber) Soloveitchik (Hebrew: ) () was an American Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist and modern Jewish philosopher. ...

See also

• Battle of Brześć Litewski
• Brest Fortress
• Brisk
• Brisk yeshivas
• Hero-Fortress
• cities' alternative names

Battle of Brześć Litewski (otherwise known as the Siege of Brześć, Battle of Brest-Litovsk or simply Battle of Brześć) was a World War II battle that took place between September 14 and September 17, 1939, near the town of Brześć Litewski (now Brest, Belarus). ... A stretch of the ring barrack of the Citadel with projecting semi-tower on the left Brest Fortress in Brest, Belarus, formerly known as Brest-Litovsk Fortress (the Polish name of the city was Brześć Litewski), was the biggest 19th century fortress of Russian Empire, one of the western Russian... Brisk as a proper name may refer to: Brest, Belarus (Brest-Litovsk) The Brisk yeshivas, rabbinical college originally founded in Brest and relocated to Jerusalem. ... Brisk yeshivas commonly known as Brisk (a name used by many Yiddish-speaking Jews to refer to the town of Brest-Litovsk, located in what is now Belarus). ... Hero-Fortress (крепость-герой - krepost-geroy) is the honorary title awarded to the Soviet fortress now located in Brest, Belarus (then part of the Byelorussian SSR) in 1965 for the heroic defence of the frontier stronghold during the very... Most cities in Europe have different names in different languages. ...

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Brest

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Brest-Litovsk

• http://www.brestonline.com
• Photos on Radzima.org
• Entry in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
• Historic images of Brest
• http://www.brest-bel.narod.ru
• Jewish Brest-Litovsk (Brisk)- Your Virtual Shtetl (Town)
• Streets of Brest

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	Subdivisions of Brest Voblast, Belarus
	Raions:	Baranavichy City | Baranavichy Raion | Byaroza City | Biaroza Raion | Brest City | Brest Raion | Drahichyn Raion | Hancavichy Raion | Ivanava Raion | Ivatsevichy Raion | Kamenets Raion | Kobryn City | Kobryn Raion | Lyakhavichy Raion | Luninets Raion | Malaryta Raion | Pinsk City | Pinsk Raion | Pruzhany Raion | Stolin Raion | Zhabinka Raion Image File history File links Escut_Oblast_Brest. ... Brest voblast is one of the administrative regions in the Republic of Belarus located in the south-west of Poland and Ukraine. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... See rayon for the textile made of processed cellulose. ... Baranavičy (more usually: Baranavichy) (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Polish: ) is a city in the Brest Province of western Belarus with a population (as of 1995) of 173,000. ... Image:Coat of Arms of Baranavichy, Belarus. ... Biaroza (Belarusian: Бяро́за also Бяро́за-Карту́ская, Russian: Берёза, Polish: Bereza Kartuska) is a town of 31 000 inhabitants (1995) in Western Belarus in Brest voblast, center of the Biaroza rayon. ... arms of Biaroza Biaroza rajon (Belarusian language:Бярозаўскі раён) is an administrative subdivision of the Brest Province of Belarus with the center in Biaroza. ... Coat of arms Brest Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Drahichyn Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Coat of arms Hancavichy Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Coat of arms Ivanava Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Image:Coat of Arms of Ivasevichy, Belarus. ... Image:Coat of Arms of Kamenets, Belarus. ... Kobryn (Belarusian: Ко́брынь, Ко́брын; Polish: Kobryń; Russian: Ко́брин) is a city in the Brest voblast of Belarus and the center of the Kobryn District. ... Coat of arms Kobryn Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Coat of arms Lyakhavichy Raion (Belarusian: , Russian: ) is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Location in Belarus Luninets Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Coat of arms Malaryta Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Pinsk (Belarusian: , Russian: ), a town in Belarus, in the Polesia region, travesed by the river Prypiać, at the confluence of the Strumen and Pina rivers. ... Coat of arms Pinsk Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Coat of arms Pruzhany Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Coat of arms Stolin Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ... Coat of arms Zhabinka Raion (Žabinka) is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Voblast, in Belarus. ...
	Cities:	Brest | Baranovichi | Pinsk | Kobryn | Biaroza | Ivatsevichy | Luninets | Pruzhany | Ivanava | Drahichyn | Hantsavichy | Mikachevitchy | Belaazyorsk | Zhabinka | Stolin | Lyahavichy | Malaryta | Kamyanyets | Davyd-Haradak | Vysokaye | Kosova Baranovichi (Belarusian Баранавiчы | Baranavičy; Polish Baranowicze) is a city in the Brest voblast in western Belarus with a population of 173 000 (as of 1995). ... Pinsk (Belarusian: , Russian: ), a town in Belarus, in the Polesia region, travesed by the river Prypiać, at the confluence of the Strumen and Pina rivers. ... Kobryn (Belarusian: Ко́брынь, Ко́брын; Polish: KobryÅ„; Russian: Ко́брин) is a city in the Brest voblast of Belarus and the center of the Kobryn District. ... Biaroza (Belarusian: Бяро́за also Бяро́за-Карту́ская, Russian: Берёза, Polish: Bereza Kartuska) is a town of 31 000 inhabitants (1995) in Western Belarus in Brest voblast, center of the Biaroza rayon. ... Ivacevičy (Belarusian: ) is a city in the Brest Province of Belarus, an administrative center of the Ivacevičy district. ... Luninets (Belarusian: , Polish: ) is a town and administrative centre for the Luninets district in Brest Province, Belarus, before which it was in Poland (1540-1793, 1920-1939) and Russia and the Soviet Union (1793-1920, 1939-1941, 1944-1991). ... Coat of arms Pruzhany (Polish: ) is a town in Brest Voblast, Belarus. ... Ivanava or Janava (Belarusian: , Polish: ) is a city in the Brest Province of Belarus, an administrative center of the Ivanava district. ... Drahičyn (Belarusian: ) is a city in the Brest Province of Belarus, an administrative center of the Drahičyn district. ... Hancavičy (Belarusian: ) is a city in the Brest Province of Belarus, an administrative center of the Hancavičy district. ... Mikachevitchy (Belarusian: ; is a city in the southwestern Belarusian voblast (province) of Brest. ... Coat of arms Belaazyorsk (Belarusian: , Russian: ) is a city in the southwestern Belarusian voblast (province) of Brest. ... Zhabinka (Belarusian: ; Russian: ; Polish: ) is a city in the southwestern Belarusian voblast (province) of Brest. ... Stolin (Belarusian: Сто́лін; Russian: Сто́лин) is an old city, that grew up at the heart of Palesse on the river Horyn (Goryn), at the intersection of three roads, one leading northwards to Pinsk, two others eastwards to Davyd... Lyahavichy is a city in the southwestern Belarusian voblast (province) of Brest. ... Malaryta is a city in Malaryta Raion in the southwestern Belarusian voblast (province) of Brest. ... Kamianiec (also spelled Kamenets) (Belarusian: Камяне́ц) is a town in the Brest oblast of Belarus and the center of the Kamianiec District. ... Davyd-Haradak (Belarusian: ; Russian: ) is a city in the southwestern Belarusian voblast (province) of Brest. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Kosova (also known as Mereszowszczyzna, Kossovo, Kosow, Kossov, Kossow, and Kossuv) is a small town in the Brest Province of Belarus, located at . ...