Brest Region, Administrative region in southwestern Belarus.
Brest Region is an administrative area in southwestern Belarus that stretches along the borders with Poland and Ukraine. The territory holds flat plains with wide fields, thick forests, and many small rivers flowing through gentle rolling hills.
This area changed hands multiple times over centuries between different realms and became part of Soviet Belarus after the Second World War. The border location shaped its past and brought together different influences from east and west.
The name Brest comes from the Slavic word for birch bark, reflecting the forested character of this land. Visitors today see a countryside where Orthodox churches stand beside Catholic chapels and villages keep their traditional wooden houses.
Travelers find a mix of rural areas and smaller towns connected by a network of country roads in this region. Most points of interest lie outside the larger settlements and require independent transport or organized trips.
The forests near the Polish border are home to free-roaming European bison, the largest land mammals on the continent. These animals were once nearly extinct and can now be seen in their natural habitat.
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Brest Fortress
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Białowieża Forest
93.9 km
Białowieża National Park
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Nesvizh Castle
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Struve Geodetic Arc
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Kosava Castle
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Janów Podlaski National Stud
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Tower of Kamianiec
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Church of St. Michael in Synkavičy
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Siemianówka Reservoir
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Belavezhskaya Pushcha National Park
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Saint Anthony of Padua church in Sokółka
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Shatsk National Natural Park
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Klasztor Prawosławny Zwiastowania NMP
155.7 km
Dnieper–Bug Canal
47.5 km
Bohoniki Mosque
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Zar-Eiche
111.7 kmForts of the Brest Fortress
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Corpus Christi Church in Niasviž
136.7 km
Zhyrovichy Monastery
71 km
Oginski Canal
51.2 km
Sanctuary in Święta Woda
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Viskuli
88.6 km
Nesvizh Radziwiłł Castle
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Główna Plaża "OSiR"
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Berestye Archeological Museum
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Aĺmanskija swamps
152.9 km
St. Onuphrius Monastery in Jabłeczna
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