Brest
City in Belarus
Brest is a city in southwest Belarus on the Polish border. The 19th-century Brest Hero Fortress is a celebrated site of Soviet resistance during WWII. The fortress complex includes a museum, bullet-riddled Kholmsk Gate and the huge Thirst...
Population: 343,985 (2017)
Area code: +375 (0)162
Elevation: 280.4 m (919.9 ft)
First mentioned: 1017
Postal code: 224000
Region: Brest Region
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In general, the products manufactured in Brest Oblast are exported to 100 countries, including Russia, Poland, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Germany, Lithuania, China.
The town of Berestye that stretches along the Bug River was first mentioned in The Tale of Bygone Years in 1019. For centuries Brest, which is called the ...