The Brest region, western gates of our country, is known far beyond the bounds of Belarus of Brest fortress, Belovezhskaja puscha, trunk-railways and highways connecting Western and Eastern Europe. The region was formed in 1939 after reunion of Western Belarus and BSSR. In 1954 its borders found new contours owing to joining of several areas of former Baranovichi and Pinsk districts. In 1967 the Brest region was conferred a decoration upon Lenin order. It was awarded to...

Brest is 983 Population - 286400 Area - 7290 ha (1/6 - greenspace) Streets and lanes - 450 Bridges - 16 (total length 1943 m) Industrial enterprises - 50 Bus routes - 26, trolley bus routes - 8 Shops - 806, cafes - 39, restaurants - 11 Encircled by a green belt (2500 ha), Brest is located in the southwest of the Republic of Belarus bordering Poland and the Ukraine. Brest enterprises make up a quarter of the industrial potential of the...

Brest region is one of six regions of the Republic of Belarus . It is situated on the southwest of our state and occupies the area 32,7 thous. sq. km. The population makes about 1,5 million people, and about 300 thousand people live in Brest . The region shares its borders with Poland on the west, with the Ukraine , Grodno , Minsk and Gomel regions - on the south. Brest region is formed in 1939 as a result of reunification of West Belarus with the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic ....