Kobryn

Also known as Kobrin, Kobryń

Kobryn or Kobrin is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Kobryn District. It is located in the southwestern corner of Belarus, where the Mukhavets river and Dnieper–Bug Canal meet. The town lies about east of the city of Brest. As of 2025, it has a population of 52,432.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Kobryn
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Kobryn street Suvorovskaya.JPG
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Downtown Kobryn, 2010
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Kobryn,_Belarus.png
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Kobryn, Belarus.png
Settlement.shield_size: 75px
Settlement.flag_size: 150px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Belarus
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Belarus
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Belarus
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Brest Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kobryn District
Settlement.leader_title: Chairman

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Кобрын
Population: 52235
Area: 30.5
Elevation: 147
Official website: kobrin.brest-region.gov.by
Image: Еўрапейскі горад Кобрын - panoramio.jpg
Dialing code: 1642
Licence plate code: 1

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Belarus Globe URL: globustut.by/kobrin/index.htm
native label: Кобрын
Commons category: Kobryn
postal code: 225860
inception: 1287-00-00
romanization of Belarusian (2007 system): Kobryń
time of earliest written record: 1287-00-00

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History
Middle Ages and early modern era
Late modern era
World War II and recent times
Notable people
Sights
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

== History == In the early times, it was inhabited by the ancient Baltic Yotvingian tribe. 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.