Belarus · 10th century
Brest Castle (Belarusian: Берасцейскі замак) evolved in the course of several centuries from the Slavonic fortified settlement Berestye that had appeared at the turn of the 10th and 11th centuries at the confluence of the Mukhavets River into the Bug River, amid islands, formed by the rivers. It was re-built several times after numerous fires and sieges, was destroyed in the course of construction of the Brest Fortress in the 19th century.
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Brest Castle ranks #3,589 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #20 of the 45 mapped in Belarus. Founded c. 901, it is older than 94% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 193 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Brest (Belarus), 1 km away. See how Belarus compares in the castle statistics.
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