Editing Stolin (section)

==History==

Stolin is located at the heart of the [[Polesia]] region on the [[Horyn]] River, at the crossroads of two important routes, one leading northwards to [[Pinsk]], two others eastwards to [[Davyd-Haradok]] and [[Turov, Belarus|Turov]], that are now in [[Belarus]], southwards to [[Sarny]] and [[Kyiv]], that are now in [[Ukraine]].

Archaeological evidence suggests that the area which Stolin now occupies, was settled as far back as the 12th century AD. The first mention of Stolin dates to 1555. There are three stories regarding the origins of the name "Stolin". The first refers to a group of local fisherman who cast their fishing nets into a lake a pulled out 100 fish or Sto [100 in ''Russian''] "Leeni" [a type of local fish]. The second story refers to a ferry-boat which sunk in the river and required 100 men with 100 ropes to drag it out [100 lines in ''Russian'']. The third refers to twelve brothers who ruled over seven nearby cities and chose what became Stolin as their meeting place and capital city, hence the name may be a derivation of '''stol''' (table)> '''Stolny Gorod''' (capital city).<ref>[http://stolin.org/gorod] website of Stolin in Russian about its history</ref>

Stolin was occupied by the Germans from July 1941 to 1944. In August 1941, many Jewish refugees – especially women and children – from the nearby town of David-Gorodok came to Stolin. A ghetto was created in May 1942, surrounded by a barbed-wire fence. About 7,000 Jews lived in this small and unhealthy area, along the Bank River. The liquidation of the ghetto was conducted on September 11, 1942, by a squadron of German cavalry, the local police and the SD. The shooting took place near the airfield, in a large ditch.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://yahadmap.org/#village/stolin-brest-belarus.468|title = Yahad - in Unum}}</ref>