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Pińsk

Pinsk
Пінск
Пинск
The Assumption Cathedral in Pinsk.
The Assumption Cathedral in Pinsk.
Flag of Pinsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Pinsk
Coat of arms
Pinsk is located in Belarus
Pinsk
Pinsk
Location of Pinsk in Belarus
Coordinates: 52°07′N 26°06′E / 52.117°N 26.100°E / 52.117; 26.100
Country  Belarus
Region Brest Region
District Pinsk District
Mentioned 1097
Area
 • Total 51.48 km2 (19.88 sq mi)
Elevation 141 m (463 ft)
Population (2013)
 • Total 136,096 Increase
 
Time zone FET (UTC+3)
Postal code 225700, 225710, 225716, 225745
Area code(s) +375 165
License plate 1
Website Official website

Pinsk (Belarusian: Пі́нск, Pinsk; Russian: Пи́нск, Pinsk; Ukrainian: Пи́нськ, Pyns'k; Polish: Pińsk; Yiddish/Hebrew: Pinsk ,פינסק‎‎, Lithuanian: Pinskas) is a city in Belarus, in the Polesia region, traversed by the river Pina, at the confluence of the Strumen and Pripyat rivers. The region was known as the Marsh of Pinsk. It is a fertile agricultural center. It lies south-west of Minsk. The population is about 130,000. The city is a small industrial center producing boats sailing the local rivers.

The historic city has a restored city centre full of two-story buildings dating from the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The city centre has become an active place for youth of all ages with summer theme parks and a newly built association football stadium that houses the town's football team, FC Volna Pinsk.

Pinsk is first mentioned in the chronicles of 1097 as Pinesk, a town belonging to Sviatopolk of Turov. The name is derived from the river Pina. Pinsk's early history is closely linked with the history of Turov. Until the mid-12th century Pinsk was the seat of Sviatopolk's descendants, but a cadet line of the same family established their own seat at Pinsk after the Mongol invasion of Rus in 1239.


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