Kosava, Belarus
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| Kosava Косава |
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| Coordinates: 52°45′N 25°09′E / 52.75°N 25.15°ECoordinates: 52°45′N 25°09′E / 52.75°N 25.15°E | |||
| Country |  Belarus |
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| Voblast | Brest Voblast | ||
| Raion | Ivatsevichy Raion | ||
| Mentioned | 1494 | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 2,400 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 225262 | ||
| Area code(s) | +375 1645 | ||
| License plate | 1 | ||
Kosava, also known as Kossovo, (Belarusian: Косава, formerly Kosava-Paleskaje Russian: Коссово, Polish: Kosów (Kossów) Poleski) is a small town in the Ivatsevichy Raion in the Brest Province of Belarus, located at 52°45′N 25°09′E / 52.75°N 25.15°E.
It is the birth place of Tadeusz Kościuszko and Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu Karelitz. Nearby is the spectacular (but ruined) Kosava castle, built by the Pusłowski family in 1830, and a replica of Tadeusz Kościuszko's house in Mereczowszczyzna.
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