"Stolin" Stolin by Yogi555

Stolin Travel Guide: 1 reviews and 18 photos

Stolin. Central Square.

Stolin grew up at the heart of Polesie, that is famous for its lowland marshlands, on the River Horyn [Goryn], at the intersection of three roads, leading northwards to Pinsk, eastwards to Davyd-Gorodok and Turov, that are now in Belarus, southwards to Sarny and Kiev, that are now in the Ukraine. Probably that was the central square where the 3 roads once met. Stolin is the capital of the largest district in Brest Region (province). Population of Stolin is 12.5 thousand people. The Belarus-Ukraine border crossing is about 15 km away, actually Stolin is now a border city that hosts a lot of Ukrainians on the market days.
Russian speech is common here, but villagers prefer their dialects that are numerous and resemble partly the Byelorussian language, partly the Ukrainian one.
The central Square is the place of many shops.

Central Square.

In the distance, behind the white structure there are ruins of the roofless synagogue. The local Jewish community numbering some dozens after the war cannot afford to restore the massive building. Before the war outbreak the Jewish population was numerous.

Pros and Cons

Pros:quiet town
Cons:far from big cities
In a nutshell:mix of cultures

Last visit to Stolin: Mar 2003
Intro Updated Feb 10, 2011
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Reviews (4)

Here you can stop. Hotels (1)

I did not stay there. The Hotel is located in the city center. more travel advice

Football Sports & Outdoors (1)

Footbal is the most popular sport in Stolin The stadium was reconstructed recently and is protected by a fence. more travel advice

Shopping Shopping (1)

Local specialities, souvenirs are available here. Straw dolls 10 000 Bel rubles more travel advice

From Pinsk by bus Transportation (1)

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into-thin-air May 5, 2003 at 11:14 PM

Great Start Oleg, Keep up the Good Work !!!
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american_tourister May 5, 2003 at 10:42 PM

Nice page. A great start to the VT world.