What is "pinsk"

Pinsk (, Pinsk; ; ; ; Yiddish/, ) 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 a city in Belarus. It may also refer to:

• Johannes Pinsk (1891–1957), German Roman-atholic theologian and priest
• Pinsk Voblast, a former administrative subdivision of Belarus
• Pinsk Raion, an administrative subdivision of Belarus
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinsk, a diocese at Pinsk
• Pinsk Marshes
• Pinsk Flotilla, see Riverine Flotilla of the Polish Navy
• Pinsk massacre in Pinsk in April 1919
• Ognisko Pińsk, a former Polish football team located at Pinsk
• FC Volna Pinsk, a football team located at Pinsk
• Pinsk (Hasidic dynasty), a family of rabbis from Pinsk and Karlin
• see also Pinsky, a surname meaning "from Pinsk"