ABOUT THE DISTRICT
Stolin district was formed on January 15, 1940 and is located in the south-east of the Brest region. It is one of the southernmost districts of the Brest region. In the north, the district borders on Luninets, in the west - on Pinsk districts of the Brest region, in the east - on Zhitkovichi and Lelchitsy districts of the Gomel region. In the south, the neighbors are Zarechny, Dubrovitsky and Rokytnovsky districts of the Rivne region (Ukraine). The southern border of the district coincides with the state border of the Republic of Belarus.
The city of Stolin is the center of the district. It is located on an elevated terrace along the small Kopanets River to its confluence with the Goryn River (a tributary of the Pripyat). Stolin is 245 km from the regional center of Brest.
The area of the district is 337.3 thousand hectares. In terms of its territory, it is the largest rural district not only in the region, but also in the republic.
The highest point of Stolinshchina is 168.5 m above the average annual level of the Baltic Sea (Gorodnaya village), and the lowest is 123.1 m (Semigostichi village).
The mineral resources are represented by: deposits of peat, refractory and fusible clays, construction and quartz sands, combustible shale, brown coal. There are deposits of glass sand in the area.
The geographical feature of Stolinshchina is the presence of a dense network of rivers, lakes, artificial reservoirs. The area is well supplied with water resources. 17 large and small rivers flow through its territory. The largest of them are Pripyat, Goryn, Styr, Stviga, Lva and Mostva.
The most famous object of cultivated nature in Stolin region is the landscape park "Mankovichi" - a natural monument of republican significance. The park was founded in 1885 by Princess Maria Radziwill.
Interesting monuments of garden and park culture of the late 19th - early 20th centuries are the parks "Novo-Berezhnoye" and "Nizhny Terebezhov".
There are landscape reserves of republican significance in the district: "Olmanskiye swamps", part of the reserve "Srednyaya Pripyat" and "Morochno".
Forest lands occupy 127 thousand hectares. Coniferous and black alder tree species predominate in the forests.
Industrial development and forest care are carried out by: the state forestry institution "Stolin forestry" and "Polesky forestry".
Administratively, the Stolin district is divided into 20 Councils, including David-Gorodok city. There are 99 settlements in the district, including the cities of Stolin and David-Gorodok, the workers' settlement of Rechitsa. 68.6 thousand people live there, 43.5 thousand are rural population. There are 28 nationalities. The most numerous are Belarusians, Russians, Ukrainians.
The total area of agricultural land in the district is 89 thousand hectares.
The main land users in the district are: 1 SPK, 7 KSUP, 6 OJSC, 3 CHSUP. The share of crop production in the gross agricultural output is 46.4%, livestock - 53.6%.
There are more than 17 thousand private subsidiary farms and 69 farms in the district.
The industry of the district is represented by 7 enterprises. The number of people working in the industrial complex is 1,893 people. Industrial production is focused mainly on the processing of local raw materials and agricultural products. The enterprises produce wall materials, canned fruits and vegetables, bakery, confectionery and sausage products, milled peat, peat briquettes and other types of products.
The construction complex of the district is represented by three organizations, two branches, three sites. The average number of employees in the construction and repair and construction organizations of the district is about 558 people.
One of the main areas is the construction of housing, social and cultural, household and service facilities, engineering and transport infrastructure facilities. The housing stock is 2,508 thousand square meters.
The social and service sphere is represented by educational, healthcare, cultural institutions, trade organizations and enterprises, consumer services, transport and communications.
The state trade network of district enterprises and organizations is united in the Stolin District Consumer Society. There are 675 retail facilities and 45 catering establishments in the district. There are 10 markets.
Household services to the population are provided by 268 business entities, including state ownership – 1.
There are three railway stations: Goryn, Vidibor, Pripyat and one stopping point Bukhlichi.
Communication is provided by the district postal and telecommunications hub. There are 47 post offices at the service of the population.
Medical care for residents of the district is provided by the UZ Stolinskaya CRH with 286 beds, the branch of the David-Gorodok Hospital - 135 beds, 2 nursing hospitals - 90 beds, 13 medical outpatient clinics, 34 FAPs.
The education system of the Stolin district is represented by 7 institutions: Stolin State Gymnasium, 35 secondary schools, 3 basic schools, 1 primary school, 32 preschool institutions, 2 children's creativity centers, the district center for tourism and local history of children and youth, the socio-pedagogical center of the Stolin district, the center for correctional and developmental education and rehabilitation.
The district has the UO "Stolin State Agrarian and Economic College", UO "Stolin State Agrarian College".
Among the cultural and educational institutions there are 37 club institutions, the Pottery Center in the village of Gorodnaya, the Wooden Sculpture Center in the village of Tereblichi, the House of Folk Art in the village of Fyodory, 2 rural Culture and Leisure Centers, 2 rural Houses of Folklore, 37 libraries, 4 children's art schools, 1 music school, 1 auto club, 1 exhibition hall, a district museum of local history and 3 branches, the KKUP "Stolin District Film and Video Network". There are 19 groups with the title of "folk" and "exemplary" and three Honored amateur groups of the Republic of Belarus - the folk music ensemble "Vytsinanka", the choir "Krynica" and the folk music ensemble "Breeze".
Social protection of citizens is one of the priority areas in the activities of government bodies and social services.
There are about 19,363 pension recipients and 2,020 benefit recipients in the district. In total, there are 1 participant in the Great Patriotic War, 1 family of deceased servicemen, and 1 disabled child due to the consequences of the war.
There are 1 Hero of Socialist Labor, 175 internationalist soldiers, and 86 prisoners of fascism living here.
The title of "Honorary Citizen of the Stolin District" has been awarded to 15 citizens.
The district is also famous for its large families, of which there are 2,330 in the district. 849 women have been awarded the Order of the Mother.
For physical education and sports, there are: 2 sports and recreation centers, 1 sports and recreation center, 47 sports halls, 3 children's and youth sports schools, 265 physical education and sports facilities.
There are 425 organizational structures of public associations and
192 organizational structures of trade union organizations.
The following are registered as party organizations: CPB, the Belaya Rus party, the RPTS, the Liberal Democratic Party of Belarus LDPB.
There are 77 religious communities (5 confessions) registered and operating in the district: the Orthodox Church - 41 communities, the Roman Catholic Church - 3 communities, Christians of the Evangelical Faith - 24 communities, Evangelical Christians Baptists - 6 communities, Seventh-day Adventists - 3 communities.
The information field of the district is represented by the municipal publishing unitary enterprise "Editorial office of the Stolin district newspaper "Naviny Palessya"
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