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, 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 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].

In August 1941, many Jewish refugees – especially women and children – from the nearby town of David-Gorodok came to Stolin.

The liquidation of the ghetto was conducted on September 11, 1942, by a squadron of German cavalry, the local police and the SD.