Drahichyn (
Belarusian
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* Byelor ...
: Драгічын, uk, Дорогичин, russian: Дрогичин, pl, Drohiczyn, yi, דראהיטשין ''Drohichin'', lt, Drohičinas) is a city in the
Brest Region
Brest Region or Brest Oblast or Brest Voblasts ( be, Брэ́сцкая во́бласць ''(Bresckaja vobłasć)''; russian: Бре́стская о́бласть (''Brestskaya Oblast)'') is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative cent ...
of
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
. It the administrative center of the
Drahichyn District
Drahichyn District is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Brest Region, in Belarus. Its administrative center is Drahichyn.
Demographics
At the time of the Belarus Census (2009), Drahichyn Raion had a population of 42,948. Of these, 95.1 ...
.
The
Treaty of Drahichyn between the city of
Riga
Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...
and the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, formally known as the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and, after 1791, as the Commonwealth of Poland, was a bi-confederal state, sometimes called a federation, of Crown of the Kingdom of ...
was signed in Drahichyn in 1518.
The American actor
Mandy Patinkin
Mandel Bruce Patinkin (; born November 30, 1952) is an American actor and singer, known for his work in musical theatre, television and film. He is a critically acclaimed Broadway performer, having received three Tony Award nominations, winning ...
descends from ancestors from Drahichyn.
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References
External links
Photos on Radzima.orgat
JewishGen
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Cities in Belarus
Populated places in Brest Region
Drahichyn District
Brest Litovsk Voivodeship
Kobrinsky Uyezd
Polesie Voivodeship
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