Drahichyn
Drahichyn (Belarusian: Драгічын; Russian: Дрогичин, romanized: Drogichin; Ukrainian: Дорогичин; Polish: Drohiczyn; Yiddish: דראהיטשין, romanized: Drohichin; Lithuanian: Drohičinas) is a city in Brest Region, Belarus. It the administrative center of Drahichyn District.
Drahichyn
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| Coordinates: 52°11′N 25°09′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 |
The Treaty of Drohiczyn 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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