Berestechko

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Berestechko (Ukrainian: Берестечко; Polish: Beresteczko) is a city in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine. It is located at around 50°21′0″N, 25°7′0″E. It is located on the Styr River. As of 2001, its population was 1,904.

Berestechko received Magdeburg rights in 1547. In 1651, the Battle of Berestechko took place near the town.

A monastery once located near Berestechko was razed by the Soviet army. From 1795 until the Russian Revolution of 1917 Berestechko was part of the Russian Empire; from 1921 to 1939 it was part of Poland.

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Berestechko at the Encyclopedia of Ukraine

Administrative divisions of Volyn Oblast, Ukraine

Administrative center: Lutsk

Raions	Horokhivskyi · Ivanychivskyi · Kamin-Kashyrskyi · Kivertsivskyi · Kovelskyi · Lyubeshivskyi · Lyubomlskyi · Lokachynskyi · Lutskyi · Manevytskyi · Ratnivskyi · Rozhyshchenskyi · Shatskyi · Starovyzhivskyi · Turiyskyi · Volodymyr-Volynskyi

Cities	Berestechko · Horokhiv · Kamin-Kashyrskyi · Kivertsi · Kovel · Lutsk · Liuboml · Novovolynsk · Rozhysche · Ustyluh · Volodymyr-Volynskyi

Urban-type settlements	Ivanychi · Lokachi · Lyubeshiv · Manevychi · Marianivka · Ratne · Shatsk · Stara Vyzhivka · Turiysk · more...

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