Kobryn District

Kobryn District (Belarusian: Кобрынскі раён; Russian: Кобринский район) is a district (raion) of Brest Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Kobryn.[1] There are 162 settlements in the district, of which one is urban and 161 are rural. Rural settlements are part of 11 selsoviets.

Kobryn District
Кобрынскі раён (Belarusian)
Кобринский район (Russian)
District
Flag of Kobryn District
Flag
Coat of arms of Kobryn District
Coat of arms
Location of Kobryn District
Coordinates: 52°12′46″N 24°22′18″E
CountryBelarus
RegionBrest Region
EstablishedJanuary 15, 1940
Administrative centerKobryn
Area
 • Total2,039 km2 (787 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total82,198
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Websitekobrin.brest-region.by

Demographics

According to the 2009 Belarusian census, the district had a population of 88,037 people,[2] of which 51,166 people lived in Kobryn, and the remaining 36,871 in rural areas. 87.9% are of Belarusian, 6.1% Russian, 4.5% Ukrainian and 0.6% Polish ethnicity. 51.2% speak Russian and 43.1% Belarusian as their native language.

Tourism

Among the attractions of the area 15 archeological monuments, 26 architectural monuments, 3 historical monument, the park is named after Suvorov.

Among the monuments in the local account, there are: 12 archeological sites; 9 ancient tombs and boulders; 35 monuments of the cult-building; 9 estates; 3 historical monument and a memorial plaque dedicated to the War of 1812; 9 historical monuments from the First World War and the Russo-Polish War (6 military cemeteries from World War I); 5 historical times Kobrinschiny part II of Poland; 93 monuments of the Second World War; 14 monuments of the famous countrymen and government leaders. Also near the village tract in Lyahchitsy Kniazha Mountain is the tomb, which is buried in the national tradition Saint Olga.

References
  1. "Численность населения на 1 января 2023 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2022 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  2. Результаты переписи 2009 года Archived 2012-05-23 at archive.today // Национальный статистический комитет Республики Беларусь.


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