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Of the major nationalities living in the Brest region, 1,262,600 are Belarusians (85%), 128,700 (8.6%) are Russians, 57,100 (3.8%) are Ukrainians, and 27,100 (1.8%) are Poles. 53.7% of the population speak Belarusian and 42.6% speak Russian as their native language. [9] Brest is the province with the highest birth rate in all of Belarus.
This is a list of places which are named or renamed after Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known by his alias Lenin.Some or all of the locations in former Soviet republics and satellites were renamed (frequently reverting to pre-Soviet names) after the fall of the Soviet Union, while Russia and aligned countries (mainly Belarus) retained the names of the thousands of streets, avenues, squares ...
Luninyets District or Luniniec District [2] (Belarusian: Лунінецкі раён; Russian: Лунинецкий район) is a district of Brest Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Luninyets. [1] As of 2024, it has a population of 61,728. [1]
The city of Baranavichy is located on the Baranavichy Plain in the interfluve of Shchara and its tributary Myshanka. Baranavichy is located virtually on a straight line, connecting the regional center Brest (206 km) and Minsk (149 km). Nearby cities: Lyakhavichy (17 km), Slonim (42 km), Nyasvizh (51 km), Navahrudak (52 km), and Hantsavichy (72 ...
Luninyets or Luninets (Belarusian: Лунінец, romanized: Luniniec; Russian: Лунинец; [2] Polish: Łuniniec; Yiddish: לונינייץ, romanized: Luninitz) is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Luninyets District. [1] As of 2024, it has a population of 23,592. [1] It is home to Luninets air base.
The museum has a rich collection on the history and arts of the region. Another tourist attraction is the landmark at the confluence of the Mukha River and the Vets Canal. It presents a statue of a passionate pair rising over waves. The Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was consecrated in 1884.
Known since the 15th century in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania as the center of the volost of the same name. At the beginning of the 16th century, it belonged to Albertas Goštautas . After the death of his son Stanislav in 1542 the town passed to the widow of the latter, Barbara Radziwiłł, who in 1547 married the heir to the Polish throne ...
Kobryn (Belarusian: Кобрын; Polish: Kobryń; Ukrainian: Кобринь; Yiddish: קאָברין) or Kobrin (Russian: Кобрин), is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Kobryn District. [1] It is located in the southwestern corner of Belarus, where the Mukhavets river and Dnieper–Bug Canal meet.