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Within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Davyd-Haradok was part of Brest Litovsk Voivodeship. In 1793, Davyd-Haradok was acquired by the Russian Empire in the course of the Second Partition of Poland . The 18 March 1921 Peace of Riga between Poland on one side and Soviet Russia and Soviet Ukraine on the other defined Davyd-Haradok (Dawidgródek) as ...
During the Livonian War, Sharashova was a gathering point for Polish–Lithuanian troops in 1578 against Ivan IV of Russia after he had occupied Livonia. [4] In the 1790s, Sharashova had an estimated population of 3,360. [5] At the 1897 census of the Russian Empire, the settlement had a population of 5,079. [5]
Hantsavichy or Gantsevichi (Belarusian: Ганцавічы, romanized: Hantsavičy, IPA: [ˈɣant͡savʲitʂɨ]; Russian: Ганцевичи, IPA: [ˈɡantsəvʲɪtɕɪ]; Polish: Hancewicze) is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Hantsavichy District. [1] As of 2024, it has a population of 13,355. [1]
Lahishyn (Belarusian: Лагішын, romanized: Lahišyn; Russian: Логишин, romanized: Logishin) is an urban-type settlement in Pinsk District, Brest Region, in southern Belarus. [2] As of 2024, it has a population of 1,773. [1]
Lyeninski (Belarusian: Ленінскі, romanized: Lieninski; Russian: Ленинский, romanized: Leninsky; Polish: Leninski) is an agrotown in Zhabinka District, Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Leninski rural council . [1] [2] It is located close to the border with Poland.
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.
Of these, 97.3% were of Belarusian, 1.2% Russian and 0.9% Ukrainian ethnicity. 83.2% spoke Belarusian and 14.7% Russian as their native language. In 2023, it had a population of 69,462. In 2023, it had a population of 69,462.
Molchad or Mowchadz (Belarusian: Моўчадзь, romanized: Moŭčadź; Russian: Молчадь; Polish: Mołczadź; Yiddish: מייטשעט, romanized: Meytshet) is a village in Baranavichy District, Brest Region, Belarus. It is situated on the Molchad River and 33 kilometres (21 mi) north-west from Baranavichy. In 2005, the population of ...