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Berestia

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In 1019 Brest was first mentioned in chronicles as Berestye

Berestia (Belarusian: Берасцейшчына; Ukrainian: Берестейщина, Polish: Bieraście, Lithuanian: Berestje), is the part of Belarusian, Ukrainian, and Polish ethnic territory, bounded by the Bug River, Pripyat River, Yaselda River, and Narew (Narva) River, and a borderland between historical Podlachia (Polish: Podlasie) and the Land of Brest-Litovsk (Polish: ziemia brzeskolitewska) part of Polesia (Polish: Polesie).

Its main cities were Berestia, Bielsk, Drohiczyn, Kobryn and Kamyanyets.

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