Drahichyn

Drahichyn
Драгічын

Seal
Drahichyn
Location in Belarus
Coordinates: 52°11′N 25°09′E / 52.183°N 25.150°E / 52.183; 25.150
Country  Belarus
Region Brest Region
District Drahichyn District
Mentioned 1452
Population (2007)
 • Total 13,355
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code 225830
Area code(s) +375 1644
License plate 1

Drahichyn (Belarusian: Драгічын, Ukrainian: Дорогичин, Russian: Дрогичин, Polish: Drohiczyn, Yiddish: דראהיטשין‎ Drohichin, Lithuanian: Drohičinas) is a city in the Brest Region of Belarus, an administrative center of the Drahichyn District.

The Treaty of Drahichyn between the city of Riga and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was signed in Drahichyn in 1518.

Coordinates: 52°11′N 25°09′E / 52.183°N 25.150°E / 52.183; 25.150


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.