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Brest
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city of Belarus, capital of Brest Region
Brest is a city located in Belarus that serves as the capital of Brest Region. It is an important administrative center in the western part of the country.
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- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- Брест-Литовск
- Award
- Order of Lenin
- Country
- Grand Duchy of Lithuania
- Located in
- Berestia
- Contains
- Q21580053
- Official language
- Russian
- Population
- 344470
- Area
- 146.12
- Elevation
- 280
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Body of water
- Western Bug
- Capital of
- Brześć District
- Official website
- city-brest.gov.by/by
- Image
- Brest, Sovětská ulice - panoramio.jpg
- Dialing code
- 162
- Licence plate code
- 1
- Coat of arms
- Q9289087
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- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- twinned administrative body
- Sertolovo
- Commons category
- Brest (Belarus)
- postal code
- 224000
- topic's main category
- Category:Brest, Belarus
- inception
- 1017-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Brest, Belarus
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Brest (Belarus)
- category for people who died here
- Q10058842
- Commons gallery
- Brest
- category for people buried here
- Q7975169
- time of earliest written record
- 1017-00-00
- native label
- Берасьце
- romanization of Belarusian (2007 system)
- Brest / Bieraście
- different from
- Brest
- category for honorary citizens of entity
- Category:Honorary citizens of Brest (Belarus)
- social media followers
- 33800
- P8168
- Garelli
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Encyclopedic overview
Brest, formerly Brest-Litovsk (1600s–1923) and Brest-on-the-Bug (1923–1939), is a city in south-western 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 2026, it has a population of 347,138.
Brest is one of the oldest cities in Belarus and a historical site for many cultures, as it hosted important historical events, such as the Union of Brest and Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. Furthermore, the Brest Fortress was recognized by the Soviet Union as a Hero Fortress in honour of the defense of Brest Fortress in June 1941.
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