page_title: Brest Castle (Belarus)
section_title: Lay-out
hierarchical_section_title: Brest Castle (Belarus) / Lay-out
caption_attribution_description: Беларуская (тарашкевіца)‎: Берасьце Літоўскае (Bieraście Litoŭskaje). Аблога места ў вайну Швэцыі з Рэччу Паспалітай, 1657Latina: Urbs et Castellum Brestzie Litewski // De rebus a Carolo Gustavo Sueciae rege gestis commentariorum libri VII, 1696 Русский: Осада Брестского замка во время Шведского потопа, 1657
context_page_description: Brest Castle evolved in the course of several centuries from the Slavonic fortified settlement Berestye that had appeared at the turn of the 10th and 11th centuries at the confluence of the Mukhavets River into the Bug River, amid islands, formed by the rivers. It was re-built several times after numerous fires and sieges, was destroyed in the course of construction of the Brest Fortress in the 19th century.
context_section_description: The first inventory of Brest and its castle appeared in 1566. It provides a detailed textual description and measurements of the castle that enables to study its location and spatial arrangement. The first graphic images and plans of Brest and its castle were made in 1657 by Erik Dahlberg. One of his maps and a panoramic view was published in 1696 in a book written by Samuel von Pufendorf. Charles X Gustav of Sweden was aware of the key position of Brest and he ordered E.Dahlberg to design an impregnable fortified town.
caption: Siege of Brest by E.Dahlberg 1657
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