Kobryn

Kobryn or Kobrin (Belarusian: Ко́брын, pronounced [ˈkɔbrɨn]; Ukrainian: Кобринь; Russian: Ко́брин; Yiddish: קאברין; Polish: Kobryń) is a city in the Brest voblast of Belarus and the center of the Kobryn Raion. The city is located in the southwestern corner of Belarus where the Mukhavets River and Dnepr-Bug Canal meet. The city lies about 52 km east of the city of Brest. Kobryn is located at Latitude 52.12.58N and Longitude 24.21.59E. It is at an altitude of 485 feet. It is a station on the Brest – Homiel railway line. As of 1995, the population was around 51,500
History
In prehistoric times it was inhabited by the ancient Baltic Yotvingian tribe.
At various times, the city has belonged to Lithuanian and Polish states, to Imperial Russia, and to the Byelorussian SSR. First mentioned in the 11th century, since the late 13th century the town belonged to the princes of Volhynian Vladimir. Soon afterwards, in the...