Brovary
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Brovary (Ukrainian: Бровари) is a city located in the Kiev Oblast in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Brovarskyi Raion (district). Brovary is connected to the world by railways and highways.
Brovary is an ancient town, firstly mentioned in 1630. Its name means "brewers".
Now it is Ukraine's shoe-making capital with dozens of such companies located here.
Brovary is also an important sport center of Ukraine. Several world and Olympic champions were born and/or began their career here.
International ill-fame came to the city in 2000 after one of its apartment blocks was hit by a stray surface-to-surface missile launched from a neighboring army shooting range in Honcharivs'ke. Three people were killed.
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| Rockford, Illinois |  United States |
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Raions: Baryshivskyi | Bilotserkivskyi | Bohuslavskyi | Boryspilskyi | Borodianskyi | Brovarskyi | Fastivskyi | Ivankivskyi | Kaharlytskyi | Kyievo-Sviatoshynskyi | Makarivskyi | Myronivskyi | Obukhivskyi | Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi | Poliskyi | Rokytnianskyi | Skvyrskyi | Stavyschenskyi | Taraschanskyi | Tetiivskyi | Vasylkivskyi | Volodarskyi | Vyshhorodskyi | Yahotynskyi | Zgurivskyi |
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Cities: Berezan | Bila Tserkva | Bohuslav | Boryspil | Boiarka | Brovary | Bucha | Chornobyl | Fastiv | Irpin | Kaharlyk | Myronivka | Obukhiv | Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi | Prypiat | Rzhyschiv | Skvyra | Slavutych | Tarascha | Tetiiv | Ukrainka | Uzyn | Vasylkiv | Vyshhorod | Vyshneve | Yahotyn |
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Urban-type settlements: Baryshivka | Borodianka | Hostomel | Ivankiv | Krasiatychi | Makariv | Rokytne | Stavysche | Volodarka | Zghurivka | more... |
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Villages: Dvirkivschyna | Hornostaypil | more... |
