Brest Region
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Brest Region, also known as Brest Oblast or Brest Voblasts, is one of the six regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Brest. Other major cities in the region include Baranavichy, and Pinsk. As of 2024, it has a population of 1,308,569.
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Brest, Belarus
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Brest, formerly Brest-Litovsk and Brest-on-the-Bug, is a city in Belarus at the border with Poland opposite the Polish town of Terespol, where the Bug and Mukhavets rivers meet, making it a border town. It serves as the administrative center of Brest Region and Brest District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2024, it has a population of 344,470.
From top, left to right: Fortress church of Saint Nicholas Fortress Old Bank of Poland building Seat of regional authorities Exaltation of the Holy Cross church City History Museum
In 1019, Brest was first mentioned in chronicles as "Berestye"
Siege of Brest by E. Dahlbergh, 1657
Brest railway station during World War I, c. 1915