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Brest (; , formerly Брест-Литовск ('''Brest-Litovsk'''); in ) in Belarus close to the Polish border where the Western Bug and Mukhavets River s meet. It is the capital city of the Brest Voblast and is located at . Situated on the main and the Commonwealth Of Independent States . Because of the "break of gauge" at Brest between the Russian Broad-gauge system and the European Standard Gauge , all through rail cars, passenger and freight, must have their running-gear changed here, or consignments must be Transshipped between vehicles. Some of the land in the Brest rail yards remains contaminated as a result of the transshipment of Radioactive materials here in Soviet days. HISTORY The city was founded by Slavs . As ''Berestye'' it was first mentioned in the Russian Primary Chronicle in 1019 as a town in Kievan Rus. It was subdued several times by Poland and by Lithuania , conquered by the Mongols in 1241 . It was renamed Brest-Litovsk in the 16th Century , after it became part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1569 . In 1596 it hosted the council which established the Eastern Catholic or Uniate Church. Brest passed to Russia when Poland-Lithuania was partitioned for a third time in 1795 . During Russian rule in the 19th century a large Fortress was build in and around the city. |
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