Luninyets is said to be mentioned in print sources dating to 1540. Within the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania, it was part of
Nowogródek Voivodeship. In 1793, the town was acquired by the
Russian Empire in the course of the
Second Partition of Poland. In 1888, while under Russian sovereignty, a railway junction was built in Luninyets, linking it by rail to
Warsaw,
Rivne,
Vilna and
Gomel, and a proper railroad station was added in 1905. Łuniniec became part of the
Second Polish Republic in 1921 following the
Polish-Soviet War. It was a county seat within the
Polesie Voivodeship. {{Historical populations|align=left|1921|8267|1931|8715|2023|23548|2024|23592|2025|23,469 During
World War II, Łuniniec was
occupied by the Red Army and, on 14 November 1939, incorporated into the
Byelorussian SSR. Luninyets was
occupied by Nazi Germany from 10 July 1941 until 10 July 1944 and administered as a part of the Generalbezirk Wolhynien und Podolien of
Reichskommissariat Ukraine. After 1944, Luninyets remained part of the Soviet Union until 1991, at which time it became part of the newly independent Republic of
Belarus. The Jewish population was important in the town. From 1941 to 1943, 4,000 Jews were murdered in mass executions perpetrated by an
Einsatzgruppe. ==Education==