Brody

Brody (Ukrainian: Броди; Russian: Броды, translit. Brody; Polish: Brody; German: Brody; Yiddish: וואַנדערער‎, translit. Brody) is a city in Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Brody Raion (district), and is located in the valley of the upper Styr River, approximately 90 kilometres (56 miles) northeast of the oblast capital, Lviv. Population: 23,713 (2016 est.). Brody is the junction of the Druzhba and Odessa–Brody oil pipelines. 2History The first mention of a settlement on the site of Brody is dated 1084 (Instructions by Volodymyr Monomach). It is believed to have been destroyed by Batu Khan in 1241. From 1441 Brody was the property of different feudal families (Jan Sieniński; from 1511, Kamieniecki). Brody was granted Magdeburg rights and city status in 158