Pinsk is a city in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Pinsk District, though it is administratively separated from the district. It is located in the historical region of Polesia, at the confluence of the Pina River and the Pripyat River. The region was known as the Pinsk Marshes and is southwest of Minsk. As of 2023, it has a population of 124,613.
Top:Polessky State University, Paliessie Drama Theater, Palace of Butrymowicz, Center:Pinsk Blessed Virgin Mary's Cathedral, Bottom:Pinsk Saint Barbara Church, Pinsky Jesuit Collegium (all item from left to right)
Polish river monitors in Pinsk (before 1926)
Old Market Square
Cathedral of St. Stanislaus and church of St. Dominic
Brest Region, also known as Brest Oblast or Brest Voblasts, is one of the six regions of Belarus. Its administrative center is Brest. Other major cities in the region include Baranavichy, and Pinsk. As of 2024, it has a population of 1,308,569.
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