Luninyets

Also known as Łuniniec, Luninets, Luninez, Louninets, Luninec, Luninecas, Luņiņeca, Lunineca

Luninyets or Luninets is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Luninyets District. As of 2025, it has a population of 23,469. It is home to Luninets air base.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Luninyets
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Лунинец - panoramio (6).jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Łuniniec.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Łuniniec, Belarus.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 75px
Settlement.flag_size: 150px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Belarus
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Belarus
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Brest Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Luninyets District
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1449
Settlement.area_total_km2: 18.1
Settlement.population_as_of: 2025

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Wikidata facts

Population: 23396
Area: 55
Elevation: 139
Official website: www.luninets.brest.by
Image: Лунинец - panoramio (8).jpg
Dialing code: +375 1647
Licence plate code: 1

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Commons category: Luniniec
postal code: 225642
romanization of Belarusian (2007 system): Luniniec
time of earliest written record: 1449-00-00
Belarus Globe URL: globustut.by/luninec/index.htm

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Luninyets or Luninets is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Luninyets District. As of 2025, it has a population of 23,469. It is home to Luninets air base.

== History == thumb|left|Łuniniec in the 1930s Luninyets is said to be mentioned in print sources dating to 1540. Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, it was part of Nowogródek Voivodeship. In 1793, the town was acquired by the Russian Empire in the course of the Second Partition of Poland. In 1888, while under Russian sovereignty, a railway junction was built in Luninyets, linking it by rail to Warsaw, Rivne, Vilna and Gomel, and a proper railroad station was added in 1905. Łuniniec became part of the Second Polish Republic in 1921 following the Polish-Soviet War. It was a county seat within the Polesie Voivodeship.