
The architectural outlook of the town has been forming from the XVI century. At that time Pinsk was one of the most attractive towns in Europe. In 1783, at the time of the reunification with Russia, Pinsk became part of the Minsk province. In the middle of the XIX century Pinsk was one of the main trade towns in Belarus. From 1921 it had been part of Poland. From November 1939 it had been part of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic. From December, 4 1939 Pinsk had been the centre of the Pinsk oblast and from January 15, 1940 it has been the centre of the Pinsk district.
Today Pinsk is an administrative centre, the town subordinated to oblast authorities. The population of Pinsk is 130 thousand people. There work such enterprises as "The Pinema" (Pinsk non-woven materials), "The Pinsk plant of artificial leather" leasehold enterprise. "The Pinsk plant of small mechanization" OJSC, "The Polesye" shareholding production technical amalgamation and "The Pinskdrev" Closed Joint Stock Company which is the largest woodworking enterprise in the Republic of Belarus.
Pinsk has preserved some old architectural monuments. Among them are collegiums, a Franciscan church, a building of the former Franciscan monastery, the Varvarinskaya church and a building of the former Catholic church of Carl Baromej.
Guide to towns and district centers of Republic of Belarus. A.V. Varivonchik [etc.]