Biaroza

Belarus / Brest / Bjaroza /
 town, district center
Biaroza (Belarusian: Бяро́за, official Belarusian romanization standard: Biaroza, formerly Бяро́за-Карту́зская; Russian: Берёза, tr. Beryoza; Polish: Bereza) is a town of 31 000 inhabitants (1995) in Western Belarus in Brest Region and the administrative center of the Byaroza District. The village of Biaroza (meaning birch) was first mentioned in 1477 as part of the Slonim paviet. In the 15th century, the village probably received the town charter. Between 1538 and 1600 it was an important centre of Calvinism. Later the town became the private property of the Radziwiłł family.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biaroza
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Coordinates:   52°32'4"N   24°58'12"E
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