Kobryn
city in Belarus
Kobryn or Kobrin is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Kobryn District. It is located in the region of Polesia in the southwestern corner of Belarus, where the Mukhavets river and Dnieper–Bug Canal meet. The town lies about 52 kilometres (32 mi) east of the city of Brest. As of 2026, it has a population of 52,235.
History
In early times, it was inhabited by the ancient Baltic tribe of Yotvingians. At various times, the city belonged to Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Russian Empire, the Second Polish Republic, the Byelorussian SSR, and the Republic of Belarus.
Middle Ages and early modern era
In the 10th century, the area became part of the emerging Polish state under first ruler Mieszko I of Poland. Later, the area became part of Kievan Rus', the Principality of Volhynia, and the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia. Kobryn was first mentioned in 1287.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Kobryn” as city in Belarus. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as city in Belarus. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q955992. VIAF identifies the subject as 137743776. The Library of Congress control number is n96063204. Authority coordinates are 52.212, 24.357. 4 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2026 and 1287.
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