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Its name, translated from Ukrainian, means 'breweries' (and is a loanword from [[Dutch language|Dutch]]). The town got its name after breweries where special beer was made. Travellers who went to [[Kyiv]] often stopped in Brovary, rested, dined and drank the local tasty beer. Many famous people visited Brovary while travelling to Kyiv. A Ukrainian poet, [[Taras Shevchenko]], was among them. He visited this town many times in the period from 1829 to 1847. Nowadays there is a monument to Shevchenko in the place from which Brovary began its history as a town, in its old centre.

 

International ill-fame came to the city in 2000 after one of its [[apartment block]]s was hit by a stray surface-to-surface [[missile]] launched from a neighbouring army shooting range in Honcharivs'ke. Three people were killed.

Prior to the country-wide administrative reform of 17 July 2020, Brovary was incorporated as a [[city of regional significance (Ukraine)|city of oblast significance]], and was not part of [[Brovary Raion]], even though the [[Capital city|administrative centre]] of the raion was located there.

 

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