Brest
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Brest
Summary
Brest is a city of oblast subordinance[1]. Brest ranks in the top 9% of city_of_oblast_subordinance entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,214 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Brest received the Order of Lenin[3].
- Brest is located in Brest Region[4].
- Brest is in the country of Belarus[5].
- Brest is on the body of water Mukhavets River[6].
- Brest is on the body of water Western Bug[7].
- Brest's head of government is recorded as Aliaksandr Rahachuk[8].
- Brest's head of government is recorded as Sjargej Labadzinski[9].
- Brest's instance of is recorded as city of oblast subordinance[10].
- Brest's instance of is recorded as border city[11].
- Brest's instance of is recorded as big city[12].
- Brest's official language is recorded as Belarusian[13].
- Brest's official language is recorded as Russian[14].
- Brest's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q14558423[15].
- Brest's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Q21580053[16].
- Brest's flag is recorded as flag of Brest[17].
- Brest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oryol[18].
- Brest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dorogomilovo District[19].
- Brest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Baienfurt[20].
- Brest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Botoșani[21].
- Brest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nizhny Tagil[22].
- Brest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kovrov[23].
- Brest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lutsk[24].
- Brest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Siedlce[25].
- Brest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Terespol[26].
- Brest's twinned administrative body is recorded as Coevorden[27].
Body
Geography
Brest is in the country of Belarus[5]. Brest is located in Brest Region[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Mukhavets River[6], a river[28], in Belarus[29] and Western Bug[7], a river[30], in Poland[31].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include city of oblast subordinance[10], border city[11], and big city[12].
History and Context
1017 marks the founding of Brest[32].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Brest include Beresteiskyi Avenue, Kyiv[33], a prospekt[34], in Ukraine[35] and Beresteiska[36], a metro station[37], in Ukraine[38].
Why It Matters
Brest ranks in the top 9% of city_of_oblast_subordinance entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,214 views/month).[2] Brest has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Brest is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for Brest include Beresteiskyi Avenue, Kyiv[33], a prospekt[34], in Ukraine[35] and Beresteiska[36], a metro station[37], in Ukraine[38].
FAQs
What awards did Brest receive?
Honors received include Order of Lenin[3].