Terespol
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lublin | ||
| County | Biała Podlaska | ||
| Gmina | Terespol (urban gmina) | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Jacek Danieluk | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 10.11 km² (3.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 5,969 | ||
| - Density | 590.4/km² (1,529.1/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 21-550 | ||
| Car plates | LBI | ||
| Website: http://www.terespol-m.netbip.pl/ | |||
Terespol [tɛˈrɛspɔl] is a town in eastern Poland on the border with Belarus. It lies on the border river Bug, directly opposite the city of Brest, Belarus. It has 6002 inhabitants (2004).
It is situated in Biała Podlaska County in Lublin Voivodeship (since 1999, before it belonged to Biała Podlaska Voivodeship between 1975 and 1998).
The town is a busy border crossing between Poland and Belarus on the route Berlin-Warsaw-Minsk-Moscow. Around it one can find some of the old fortifications that were once part of the Brest Fortress.
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