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# Kobryn

A settlement in Belarus; local name Кобрын.

## English name

**Kobryn** — Established Belarusian-based English form; distinguished from Russian-based Kobrin.

Other forms in use:

- **Kobrin** — Russian-based spelling, established in older English accounts and many historical records.
- **Kobryń** — Polish historical name, used in English studies of interwar Poland and family history.
- **Кобрын** — Belarusian Cyrillic name.
- **Кобрин** — Russian Cyrillic name.

## French name

**Kobryn** — Same as in English; attested French reference spelling alongside Kobrin.

Other forms in use:

- **Kobrin** — Russian-based spelling in older French geographical and historical writing.
- **Kobryń** — Polish spelling retained when French authors discuss Polish history or quote Polish sources.

## About

Kobryn is a town in Brest Region in southwestern Belarus, on the Mukhavets River. It lies on the water route linking the Bug and Dnieper basins and has a long history as a market and military town.

## Notes

Kobryn is also the Belarusian national 2007/UN 2012 romanization and the usual BGN/PCGN 1979 form. No claim is made that the 2007 rules remain unchanged domestic policy after 2023.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q955992](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q955992) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/kobryn/?format=json)


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