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    • Brest, formerly Brest-Litovsk and Brest-on-the-Bug, Berestia, 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 o… See more

    Etymology

    Several theories attempt to explain the origin of the city's name. The name could originate from Slavic root berest 'elm'. It could likewise have come from the Lithuanian word brasta 'ford'.
    Traditionall… See more

    History

    As a town, Brest – Berestij in Kievan Rus – was first mentioned in the Primary Chronicle in 1019 when the Kievan Rus' took the stronghold from the Poles. It is one of the oldest cities in Belarus. It was hotly contested b… See more

    CountryBelarus
    RegionBrest Region
    Elevation280.4 m (919.9 ft)
    Area code+375 (0)162
    Geography

    Brest lies astride the Mukhavets River which flows west through the city, dividing it into north and south, and meets the Bug River in the Brest Fortress. The river flows slowly and gently. Today the river looks quite broad in Br… See more

    Points of interest

    A majestic Soviet-era war memorial was constructed on the site of the 1941 battle to commemorate the known and unknown defenders of the Brest Fortress. This war memorial is the largest tourist attraction in the city. The … See more

    Education

    Brest is home to two Universities: A.S. Pushkin Brest State University and Brest State Technical University. There is also a branch of Belarusian National Technical University.
    Among the … See more

    Transport

    Being situated on the main railway line connecting Berlin and Moscow, and a transcontinental highway (the M1 highway is part of the European route E30 running from Cork to Omsk, where it links with Asian Highway 6… See more

    Sport

    HC Meshkov Brest is the most successful team of the Belarusian Men's Handball Championship, as well as the current (2018–19) champions. Also, there is a Women's handball club in Brest – HC Victoria-Be… See more

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    Brest Fortress (Belarusian: Брэсцкая крэпасць, romanized: Bresckaja krepasć; Polish: Twierdza brzeska; Lithuanian: Bresto tvirtovė; Russian: Брестская крепость), formerly known as Brest-Litovsk Fortress, is a 19th-century fortress …

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    Nov 5, 2024 · Brest, city and administrative centre of Brest oblast (region), southwestern Belarus, on the right bank of the western Bug River. First mentioned in 1019 as Berestye, it passed to Lithuania in 1319 and later to …

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    Where is Brest located?
    Brest is a city in Belarus. It is at the border with Poland opposite the city of Terespol, where the Bug River and Mukhavets rivers meet. It is the capital city of the Brest Region. There are two universities in Brest: A.S.Pushkin State University and Brest State Technical University.

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    Where did Brest castle come from?
    Brest Castle ( Belarusian: Берасцейскі замак) evolved in the course of several centuries from the Slavonic fortified settlement Berestye that had appeared at the turn of the 10th and 11th centuries at the confluence of the Mukhavets River into the Bug River, amid islands, formed by the rivers.

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    When did Brest become part of Russia?
    In 1795, Brest, together with the western part of the Brest Voivodeship, became part of the Russian Empire. In 1801, it became a county town of the Grodno province and officially became known as Brest-Litovsk. In 1802, a fire broke out in Brest, destroying 160 houses.

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    Why is Brest called Brest?
    A minor planet, 3232 Brest, discovered by the Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Ivanovna Chernykh in 1974, is named after the city. Brest-Litovsk: Russian: Брест-Литовск, lit. 'Lithuanian Brest'; Taraškievica Belarusian: Берасьце Літоўскае, romanized: Bieraście Litoŭskaje; Lithuanian: Lietuvos Brasta; Polish: Brześć Litewski, Yiddish: בריסק דליטא

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    What universities are in Brest Belarus?
    Brest is home to two Universities: A.S. Pushkin Brest State University and Brest State Technical University. There is also a branch of Belarusian National Technical University. Among the secondary specialized educational institutions of the city: Brest branch of the capital's private educational institution "College of Business and Law."

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    What is Brest known for?
    Sovetskaya Street is a popular tourist destination in Brest; it was dramatically reconstructed in 2007–2009. Other important landmarks include the Brest Railway Museum. Brest is home to two Universities: A.S. Pushkin Brest State University and Brest State Technical University. There is also a branch of Belarusian National Technical University.

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    Belarus, [b] officially the Republic of Belarus, [c] is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe.It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus …

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