Pinsk

Pinsk is a railway station in Brest Oblast, Belarus. Pinsk is situated nearby to the village Zapollie, as well as near Višavičy.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Belarus
Also known as: “Stantsiya Pinsk”, “Stantsiya Pinsk-Pristan’”, and “Stantsyya Pinsk”
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Jesuit College in Pinsk.

Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Church

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The Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary also called Pinsk Cathedral, is an eighteenth-century Catholic Baroque-style temple in Pinsk, Belarus. Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is situated 1½ km southeast of Pinsk.

Jesuit College in Pinsk

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Jesuit College in Pinsk is situated 1½ km southeast of Pinsk.

Museum of Belarusian Palessie

Museum

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Museum of Belarusian Palessie is situated 1½ km southeast of Pinsk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pinsk and Zapollie.

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.