Stolin

Stolin
Столін (Belarusian)
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Stolin is located in Belarus
Stolin
Stolin
Coordinates: 51°53′N 26°51′E / 51.883°N 26.850°E / 51.883; 26.850
CountryBelarus
RegionBrest Region
DistrictStolin District
First mentioned1555
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total13,785
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK)
Postal code
225501
Area code+375 1655
License plate1

Stolin (Belarusian: Столін; Russian: Столин; Ukrainian: Столін, Столин; Polish: Stolin; Yiddish: סטולין) is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Stolin District,[1] the largest district in the region. Stolin is located 15 km (9 mi) from the Belarus–Ukraine border. As of 2024, it has a population of 13,785.[1]

Stolin is a border city that hosts many Ukrainians on market days. Russian is spoken commonly here, but villagers prefer their own dialects that are akin partly to the Belarusian language, partly the Ukrainian language.

  1. ^ a b c "Численность населения на 1 января 2024 г. и среднегодовая численность населения за 2023 год по Республике Беларусь в разрезе областей, районов, городов, поселков городского типа". belsat.gov.by. Archived from the original on 2 April 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.