Kosava, Belarus
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| Kosava Косава | ||
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  Kosava | ||
| Coordinates: 52°45′N 25°09′E / 52.750°N 25.150°ECoordinates: 52°45′N 25°09′E / 52.750°N 25.150°E | ||
| Country |
 Belarus | |
| Voblast | Brest Voblast | |
| Raion | Ivatsevichy Raion | |
| Mentioned | 1494 | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 2,400 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 225262 | |
| Area code(s) | +375 1645 | |
| License plate | 1 | |
Kosava, also known as Kossovo (Belarusian: Косава, formerly Kosava-Paleskaje, Polish: Kosów Poleski, Russian: Коссово) is a small town in the Ivatsevichy Raion in the Brest Province of Belarus, located at 52°45′N 25°09′E / 52.750°N 25.150°E.
Nearby village Merechevschina is the birthplace of Tadeusz Kościuszko. Kosava is the birthplace of Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz. Nearby is the spectacular (but ruined) Kosava castle, built by the Pusłowski family in 1830, and a replica of Tadeusz Kościuszko's house in Mereczowszczyzna.
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