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Brest (Belarusian: Брэст, Ukrainian: Берестя, Russian: Брест) is a city in southwestern Belarus. It is located at the confluence of the River Bug and River Mukhavets, on the border with Poland, across from the Polish city of Terespol. The city covers 145 sq km (56 sq mi) and has a population of 311,000 people (2011 estimate).
Guide to Brest Hotels
Here's a list of hotels in Brest that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.
Brest Fortress, Brest, Belarus
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More on Brest
The history of Brest goes back to its first mention in 1019, making it among the oldest cities in the country. By the 16th century it was absorbed into the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The city was the venue of the diets of the Commonwealth with Sweden, between 1594 and 1596, when the two were united under King Sigismund III Vasa.Brest came under Russian rule in 1795, when the weakened Poland-Lithuania Commonwealth was partitioned among powerful neighbors. The city remained under Russian rule until the First World War, when it fell to the Germans. At the end of the war, it was briefly part of the Belarusian Democratic Republic before being taken over by Poland. In the years leading to the Second World War, it continued to change hands a number of times.
Brest Railway Museum
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Brest was attacked and eventually occupied by the Nazis during the Second World War. Under the Nazis, the Jewish community in Brest was decimated, with many sent to concentration camps, deported and executed. The Red Army recaptured Brest in 1944. The following year, it was formally made part of the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, despite protests from Poland. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Brest became part of the independent state of Belarus.
Visiting Brest
You can reach Brest by train from Warsaw, Minsk, Kiev, Moscow and St Petersburg.Sights & Attractions in Brest
- Brest Fortress
Fortress erected when Brest was part of the Russian Empire in the 19th century. The fortress was besieged by the German Army during World War I. - Brest Railway Museum
Museum displaying a number of old carriages and locomotives.
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