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# Byaroza

A settlement in Belarus; local name Бяроза.

## English name

**Byaroza** — Established English Belarusian-based form following BGN/PCGN 1979 conventions; retained alongside Russian-based Bereza and Beryoza.

Other forms in use:

- **Biaroza** — Belarusian national geographical romanization revised in 2007 and UN-approved in 2012; historical standard, superseded domestically in 2023.
- **Bereza** — Russian- or Polish-based spelling in English references.
- **Beryoza** — Russian-based spelling making ё explicit.
- **Bereza Kartuska** — Historical Polish name familiar from accounts of the interwar detention camp.
- **Bereza-Kartuzskaya** — Russian-based historical longer name.
- **Берёза** — Russian original-script name.

## French name

**Biaroza** — Belarusian-based form established in French geographical references; French also uses Russian-based Berioza.

Other forms in use:

- **Berioza** — Russian-based French name.
- **Bereza** — Polish or simplified Russian spelling in French references.
- **Bereza Kartuska** — Historical Polish name used in French accounts of the interwar detention camp.
- **Byaroza** — English-oriented spelling in French map references.

## About

Byaroza is a town in Brest Region in Belarus on the Yaselda river. Ruins of a Carthusian monastery recall the origin of its longer historical name, Bereza Kartuska.

## Notes

The different forms of “birch” reflect Belarusian, Russian and Polish usage. French main form checked at https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biaroza . Input label 'Береза' is Ukrainian or an indirect spelling; local\_name is restored to the native-language form.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q879406](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q879406) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/byaroza/?format=json)


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