- Pinsk Voblast
Pinsk Voblast ( _be. Пінская вобласць, _ru. Пинская Область) was a territorial unit in the
Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic created after the annexation ofWest Belarus into theBSSR in November1939 . The administrative centre of the province was the city ofPinsk , the oblast was founded on 4th December 1939 with 16.3 thousand square km and 533.6 thousand people.The Voblast consisted of 11
raion s:
*Hantsavitski
*Davyd-Haradotski
*Drahichynski
*Zhabchytski
*Ivanauski
*Lahishynski
*Lyeninski
*Luninyetski
*Pinski
*Stolinski
*CyelyekhanskiWith four cities: Pinsk, Davyd-Haradok, Lunintyets and StolinOn
January 8 1954 , due to the administrative reform of the BSSR the Oblast was compleately incorporated into the modernBrest Voblast .External links
* [http://archives.gov.by/Itd/Adm_del.htm Administrative division of Belarus: a historical information]
* [http://karta.brestobl.com/16pinsk/171.html Information]
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