City High Kamenetz district, Brest region - a beautiful ancient city, once knowing the times of greatness and glory. For the first time referred to the city as the High Castle in the XIV century, but later it was renamed the High-Brest. Now the same name as the city itself, simplified the. Now he is simply called High.

The town is situated on the high bank of the tributary of the Western Bug River Pulvy. According to ancient legend, the prince stayed here Gedymin. He decided to stay on vacation in a city that has fascinated the legendary prince of her beauty.

Magdeburg rights and city coat of arms High-Brest was still in 1494, indicating that its prosperity, the development of crafts and good order in the streets High. In the XVI century, the city became the birthplace of Prince Jan Littavora Hreptovicha and his wife Jadwiga Golshanskaya.

Since 1647 the city became the prince Sapieha, after it bought hetman Jan Sapieha. Hetman built on the banks of the river Pulvy castle-fortress, which combined the defensive structure and a beautiful palace, surrounded by flowering gardens. Today the residence Sapieha in ruins. Over the centuries many wars battered beautiful building: Russian, Polish, North, First and Second World War. Unfortunately, there is not much that the government of Belarus was going to restore the Castle of Sapieha.

Another interesting attraction is the beautiful High Holy Trinity church, recognized as one of the most beautiful Catholic churches Belarusian Polesie.

High knew various periods and, as elsewhere in Belarus, if the city has a Catholic church, then it must be the Orthodox church. The High Cross Church competes in beauty and greatness in the Church of the Trinity.

In 1785, Alexander Sapieha invited Catholic monks in the High-Bonifratr, built for them a monastery and church.

It was the High synagogue. Unfortunately, after World War II and its atrocities of the Holocaust, the synagogue remained only ruins.

Lovers of old cemeteries will be interesting ancient cemetery Catholic High, which has the graves of Polish soldiers.

The picturesque town will appreciate the small chapels and roadside chapels with statues of Catholic saints. Now the ancient city of High still retained its original charm, and the banks of the river, overgrown with willows and shrubs have become more attractive.