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Pinsk (Belarusian: Пінск; Russian: Пинск, IPA:; Polish: Pińsk; Ukrainian: Пінськ; Yiddish: פינסק) is a city in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Pinsk District , though it is administratively separated from the district. [1]
Pinsk, city, southwestern Belarus, situated at the confluence of the Pina and Pripet rivers. Pinsk was first mentioned in 1097 and was the seat of a Russian princedom.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Pinsk is the centre of the Pinsk district, Brest region, situated at the confluence of the Pina and Prypiac' rivers, 175 km East of Brest, a station on the railway line Brest-Luniniec, a highway junction and river port.
Pinsk is very little known by tourists and even by Belarusians, but it has lots of unique and ancient attractions to surprise its visitors. Sights of Pinsk is what we are going to talk about today. It is one of the oldest cities in Belarus.
Pinsk is a city in Belarus in Brest Oblast located at the confluence of the Pina and Prypiat rivers. First mentioned in 1097, it enjoyed reasonable local importance for centuries, being at different times a seat of Orthodox bishops, a location of a big Jesuit college, and home for a thriving Jewish community.
Pinsk District (Belarusian: Пінскі раён, romanized: Pinski rajon; Russian: Пинский район, romanized: Pinsky rayon) is a district of Brest Region in Belarus. Its administrative center is Pinsk, which is administratively separated from the district. As of 2024, it has a population of 40,741.
Today Pinsk is a city in the South of Belarus', it has a river port and is linked through the Dniepr-Bug canal (built 1775-1848) with the Bug river and, through the Wisla river with the Baltic Sea.
