Drahichyn
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Drahichyn
Драгічын | |
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Coordinates: 52°11′N 25°09′E / 52.183°N 25.150°E | |
Country | Belarus |
Region | Brest Region |
District | Drahichyn District |
Mentioned | 1452 |
Population (2007) | |
• Total | 13,355 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 225830 |
Area code | +375 1644 |
License plate | 1 |
Drahichyn (Belarusian: Драгічын, Ukrainian: Дорогичин, Russian: Дрогичин, Polish: Drohiczyn, Yiddish: דראהיטשין Drohichin, Lithuanian: Drohičinas) is a city in the Brest Region of Belarus. It the administrative center of the Drahichyn District.
The Treaty of Drahichyn between the city of Riga and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was signed in Drahichyn in 1518.
The American actor Mandy Patinkin descends from ancestors from Drahichyn.[1]
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Coordinates: 52°11′N 25°09′E / 52.183°N 25.150°E
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