Pinsk (English spelling)

Japanese: ピンスク（英語表記）Pinsk

A city in the Brest Oblast in southwestern Belarus. A river port city at the confluence of the Pina and Pripyat rivers, about 160 km east of the oblast capital Brest. An ancient city that first appeared in records in 1097, it prospered through trade on the Pripyat River. From the 13th to the 16th century it was part of Lithuania, from 1569 to 1793 it was part of Poland, and later it was part of Russia. Between World War I and World War II it became part of Poland again. Industries include shipbuilding, ship repair, plywood, furniture, artificial leather, beer, hosiery, and flax processing. A railway line runs between Brest and Gomel. Population: 123,800 (1991 estimate).

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Japanese:

ベラルーシ南西部，ブレスト州の都市。州都ブレストの東約 160km，ピナ川とプリピャチ川の合流点にある河港都市。 1097年の記録に現れる古都で，プリピャチ川水運の交易により繁栄。 13～16世紀にはリトアニア領，1569～1793年ポーランド領，のちロシア領。第1，2次世界大戦の戦間期には再びポーランド領となる。造船，船舶修理，合板，家具，人工皮革，ビール，メリヤス，アマ加工などの工業がある。ブレストとゴーメリを結ぶ鉄道が通る。人口 12万 3800 (1991推計) 。

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