Dukhovshchina, Smolensk Oblast
Dukhovshchina
Духовщина | |
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Location of Dukhovshchina  | |
  Dukhovshchina Location of Dukhovshchina  Dukhovshchina Dukhovshchina (Smolensk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 55°11′N 32°25′E / 55.183°N 32.417°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Smolensk Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Dukhovshchinsky District[1] |
| Urban settlement | Dukhovshchinskoye[1] |
| Founded | 1675 (Julian) |
| Town status since | 1777 |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.89 km2 (4.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,371 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| • Capital of | Dukhovshchinsky District,[1] Dukhovshchinskoye Urban Settlement[1] |
| • Municipal district | Dukhovshchinsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Dukhovshchinskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Dukhovshchinsky Municipal District,[3] Dukhovshchinskoye Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
| Postal code(s)[6] | 216200 |
| OKTMO ID | 66616101001 |
Dukhovshchina (Russian: Духовщина) is a town and the administrative center of Dukhovshchinsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Vostitsa River 57 kilometers (35 mi) northeast of Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 4,371 (2010 Census);[2] 4,683 (2002 Census);[7] 5,747 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Geography
[edit]Climate
[edit]Dukhovshchina has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb in the Köppen climate classification).
| Climate data for Dukhovshchina | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9 (16) |
−9 (16) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
1.3 (34.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
2.6 (36.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 54 (2.1) |
47 (1.9) |
46 (1.8) |
46 (1.8) |
78 (3.1) |
89 (3.5) |
96 (3.8) |
84 (3.3) |
69 (2.7) |
71 (2.8) |
58 (2.3) |
53 (2.1) |
791 (31.2) |
| Source: https://en.climate-data.org/asia/russian-federation/smolensk-oblast/dukhovshchina-32855/ | |||||||||||||
History
[edit]Dukhovshchina developed on the spot of the Dukhov Monastery, established at some point in the 15th century. It was granted town status in 1777.[citation needed] It was captured by Napoleon's Grande Armée during the 1812 Battle of Smolensk and was occupied during World War II by the Wehrmacht from July 15, 1941 to September 19, 1943.
According to the 1939 census, 102 Jews were living in Dukhovshchina. The Jews were forced to work after the German invasion. The Jews were gathered in a ghetto, which was liquidated in the summer of 1942. During this time, 300 Jews perished in mass executions perpetrated by an Einsatzgruppen.[9]
Administrative and municipal status
[edit]Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dukhovshchina serves as the administrative center of Dukhovshchinsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with one rural locality (the settlement of Lnozavod), incorporated within Dukhovshchinsky District as Dukhovshchinskoye Urban Settlement.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Dukhovshchinsky Municipal District.[3]
References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i Resolution #261
- ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ a b c d Law #105-z
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 66 616 101». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 66 616 101. ).
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ "Yahad - in Unum".
Sources
[edit]- Администрация Смоленской области. Постановление №261 от 30 апреля 2008 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Смоленской области», в ред. Постановления №464 от 27 июня 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в реестр административно-территориальных единиц и территориальных единиц Смоленской области». Опубликован: База данных "Консультант-плюс". (Administration of Smolensk Oblast. Resolution #261 of April 30, 2008 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Territorial Units of Smolensk Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #464 of June 27, 2014 On Amending the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Territorial Units of Smolensk Oblast. ).
- Смоленская областная Дума. Закон №105-з от 20 декабря 2004 г. «О наделении статусом муниципального района муниципального образования "Духовщинский район" Смоленской области, об установлении границ муниципальных образований, территории которых входят в его состав, и наделении их соответствующим статусом», в ред. Закона №105-з от 23 ноября 2011 г. «О внесении изменений в областной Закон "О наделении статусом муниципального района муниципального образования "Духовщинский район" Смоленской области, об установлении границ муниципальных образований, территории которых входят в его состав, и наделении их соответствующим статусом"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вестник Смоленской областной Думы и Администрации Смоленской области", №13, часть II, стр. 6, 22 декабря 2004 г. (Smolensk Oblast Duma. Law #105-z of December 20, 2004 On Granting the Status of the Municipal District to the Municipal Formation of "Dukhovshchinsky District" of Smolensk Oblast, on Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations the Territories of Which It Comprises, and on Granting Them Appropriate Status, as amended by the Law #105-z of November 23, 2011 On Amending the Oblast Law "On Granting the Status of the Municipal District to the Municipal Formation of "Dukhovshchinsky District" of Smolensk Oblast, on Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations the Territories of Which It Comprises, and on Granting Them Appropriate Status". Effective as of the official publication date.).
External links
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Media related to Dukhovshchina at Wikimedia Commons- Official website of Dukhovshchina (in Russian)
- Dukhovshchina Business Directory (in Russian)
- Mojgorod.ru. Entry on Dukhovshchina (in Russian)
