BREST REGION Кamenets Lyakhovichi It was founded by Vladimir In 2003 the Estate Lyakhovichi was first mentioned After the Second World War Brest became «the key gate» of the GUIDEBOOK Vasilkovich, Prince of Vladimir and of the Belarusian in written works in the middle of the Soviet Union. Nowadays in the Brest Region there are 750 historical and Volyn, in the second half of the 18th Father Frost was 16th century. Perhaps, the name of BARANOVICHI cultural sites, 65 museums and houses of folk arts and crafts, 18 sanatoriums, opened in century as the north western the town was given by the first settlers, the National Park «Belovezhskaya Pushcha», about 140 tourist camps and Belovezhskaya outpost of Russia. Kamenets grew called Lyakhi (Poles), who found shel recreation areas, more than 120 places of residence, 320 places for eating Pushcha Roman Catholic Church of the LYAKHOVICHI into a settlement with well devell ter on the hospitable Belarusian lands. and drinking, 228 farmsteads, 12 hunting farms, 44 reserves, 78 nature Holy Heart of Jesus in Lyakhovichi The main pearl of Ruzhany is the Palace In the 16th century the settlement sanctuaries, 60 rent places of tourist equipment, 2 passenger motor Complex of the Sapieha family. This is the Baranovichi St. Intercession Cathedral (1924–1937). RUZHANY Pruzhany Lyakhovichi was known as a fortress. town fell into decay. Its citizens – ships. oped crafts, arts and trade. It was place that was visited by kings twice, where This Belarusian town has its I ts adornment and remarkable feature are The first historical data about Yan Karol, hetman of the Grand Belarusians, Jews, and Tatars – were IVATSEVICHI During their history the lands of the Brest Region were ambassadors were received, and proteges to own unique and individual image. wonderfully exclusive (the only ones in the GANTSEVICHI situated on the important trade «Prushanskaya Volost» date back to the Moscow throne were trained. Today the Duchy of Lithuania, reconstructed and engaged in farming, trading and Republic) mosaic panels which were made PRUZHANY part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish Lithuanian route from Brest to Vilnya. From Baranovichi is a young town. It is 1433. One of the legends says that palace is under reconstruction (1598–1605) crafts. In the district there are many by the famous artists in 1911 Commonwealth, the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. 1336 Kamenets was part of the only 130 years old. Everything what KAMENETS BERYOZA the name Pruzhany originates from monuments of history, Here, the plan of the decisive battle against the Crusaders Grand Duchy of Lithuania. is progressive in the town and even the word «proso» (millet), which was The main sight culture, architecture and archeology. was developed (1409), the first Belarusian printing office From 1503 and for more than of Pruzhany is its foundation are largely due to the the main crop in this area. Other The most attractive places of LUNINETS was founded (1553). Here, the Union of Brest Litovsk 2 centuries Kamenets was granted the homestead railway and, to be more exact, to its sources say that the settlement was interest are Intercession Church ZHABINKA KOBRIN (1596) and the Treaty of Brest Litovsk (1918) were mansion of the branch Moscow–Warsaw. The sur PINSK self rule according to the occupied (late 13th – early 14th c.c.) DROGICHIN Shvykovsky in Krivoshin village, which was built IVANOVO signed. On the territory of the Belovezhskaya Magdeburg Statutes. At the end name of the first settler was Baran, BREST by the Baltic Prussian tribes that in 1670; Sts. Peter and Paul Pushcha, in Viskuli, the famous agreement of the 16th century the town began family, it has and the small railway station was escaped from the Crusaders. the popular Catholic Church in Medvedichi The publication carried on request to dissolve the Soviet Union and to form the to lose its political and economic named Baranovichi. In 1884 and The monument to Prince Vladimir Vasilkovich, In Pruzhany area the settle name «palatsik». village, which was built in 1908 in of the Management of Sports and Tourism STOLIN Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) was 1886 two other railroad lines were the founder of Kamenets, is Donjon Tower. significance. Different tourist routes ments Shereshevo and Ruzhany Today the Mu of the Brest Regional Executive Committee Neo baroque style; Church of the built, and the small settlement MALORITA signed (1991). The total area provide an opportunity to visit are best known. The ancient set seum of Belarus
Brest Region
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