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Babruysk or Bobruysk (Belarusian: Бабруйск, romanized: Babrujsk, IPA: [bäˈbruɪ̯s̪k]; Russian: Бобруйск, IPA: [bɐˈbruɪ̯s̪k]; Yiddish: באָברויסק, romanized: Bobroysk) is a city in Mogilev Region, Belarus.
Babruysk, city, Mahilyow oblast (region), east-central Belarus, on the right bank of the Berezina River. Founded in the 16th century, it was held in turn by Lithuania, Poland, and Russia and was the scene of a major battle in World War II.
Babruysk Fortress (Belarusian: Бабруйская крэпасць; ‹See Tfd› Russian: Бобруйская крепость) is a historic fortress in the city of Babruysk, Belarus, that was built between 1810 and 1836.
Nov 15, 2023 · The Bobruisk Fortress is a robust bastion with a history spanning nearly two centuries. It was built on the banks of the Berezina River in the first half of the 19th century to protect the western borders of the Russian Empire.
The Bobruisk Fortress is an outstanding defense installation, one of the best surviving specimens of fortification architecture of the first half of the 19th century. In the early 1840s the Bobruisk citadel was the most inaccessible fortress in the Russian Empire and one of the best-equipped defense installations in Europe.
Babruysk Fortress is a historic citadel situated in a Belarus city of Babruysk. Most of the historic castle was demolished and today lies in ruins. First Babruysk Fortress dates back to the Middle Ages. Original castle existed on the right bank of the Berezina River since the 14th century.
In the early 1840s the Bobruisk citadel – “the elder sister” of the Brest Fortress – was the most inaccessible fortress in the Russian Empire and one of the best-equipped defense installations in Europe. The fortress witnessed the War of 1812, the Decembrist revolt, the Great Patriotic War….
