Terespol, Border municipality in Biała Podlaska County, Poland
Terespol extends along the border with Belarus and sits directly opposite the city of Brest, separated by the Bug River at 140 meters elevation.
The municipality received its name from Teresa Gosiewska, wife of Castellan Józef Bogusław Słuszka, who established the settlement in the late 17th century.
The municipality maintains connections with neighboring Belarus through regular exchanges, influencing local traditions and daily activities of its 5,794 residents.
The municipality functions as a primary border crossing point between Poland and Belarus along European route E30, connecting Berlin, Warsaw, Minsk, and Moscow.
The municipality contains remnants of former military fortifications connected to the Brest Fortress complex, including a preserved powder magazine from earlier centuries.
Location: Biała Podlaska County
Elevation above the sea: 140 m
Website: http://terespol-m.netbip.pl
GPS coordinates: 52.08333,23.56667
Latest update: May 27, 2025 06:48
Brest Fortress
5.9 km
Berestye Archeological Museum
6 km
Fortress church of Saint Nicholas in Brest
6.1 km
Terespol-Brześć railway border crossing
4.1 km
Kukuryki-Kozłowiczy border crossing
3.6 km
Terespol Gate
5.8 km
Брестский детинец
6 km
National road 68
5.8 km
Orthodox church of Saint John the Evangelist in Terespol
4.3 km
Orthodox church of the Pokrov in Kobylany
4.4 km
Cemetery Orthodox chapel of The Lord's Resurrection in Terespol
4 km
Orthodox cemetery in Terespol
4 km
Fort I, Brest Fortress
5.3 km
Holy Trinity church in Terespol
3.3 km
Костёл Святой Троицы и монастырь августинцев (Брест)
6 km
Exaltation of the Holy Cross church in Neple
5.3 km
Brest Fortress
6 km
Paŭnočna-zachodniaja Gate of the Brest Fortress
5.7 km
Pomnik upamiętniający zakończenie budowy Traktu Brzeskiego, wraz z ogrodzeniem i otoczeniem
3 km
Kościół Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego, wraz z dzwonnicą
5.3 km
Pawilon ogrodowy, tzw. Altana Chińska, ob. dom mieszk.
5.9 km
Прыхадскі дом
6 km
Manor in Koroszczyn
1.5 km
Lamus, tzw. Skarbczyk, ob. magazyn
5.8 km
Fort Koroszczyn
2.4 km
Dom, tzw. Biwak
5.8 km
Bug bridge
3.7 km
Prochownia Terespol
2.9 kmReviews
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