Brest Fortress

Brest Fortress (Belarusian: Брэсцкая крэпасць, romanized: Bresckaja krepasć; Russian: Брестская крепость, romanized: Brestskaya krepost; Polish: Twierdza brzeska; Lithuanian: Bresto tvirtovė), formerly known as Brest-Litovsk Fortress, is a 19th-century fortress in Brest, Belarus. In 1965, the title Hero Fortress was given to the fortress to commemorate the defence of the frontier stronghold during the first week of Operation Barbarossa, when Axis forces invaded the Soviet Union on 22 June 1941. The title "Hero Fortress" corresponds to the title "Hero City" that the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union awarded to twelve Soviet cities.

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Brest Fortress ranks #285 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #1 of the 39 mapped in Belarus. Founded 1836, it is older than 10% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 562 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 9,559 times in the last 60 days, more than 92% of the atlas. 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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