Demidov
Russia /
Smolensk /
Demidov /
World
/ Russia
/ Smolensk
/ Demidov
, 1 km from center (Демидов)
World / Russia / Smolensk
city, district center
Demidov (Russian: Деми́дов) is a town in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kasplya River at its confluence with the Gobza River. Population: 8,400 (2005 est.); 8,786 (2002 Census).
Demidov was founded in 1499 as a settlement of Porechye (Поре́чье) and granted town status in 1776. In 1918, it was renamed Demidov after a local Bolshevik Yakov Demidov (1889–1918).
Demidov was founded in 1499 as a settlement of Porechye (Поре́чье) and granted town status in 1776. In 1918, it was renamed Demidov after a local Bolshevik Yakov Demidov (1889–1918).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demidov_(town)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 55°16'7"N 31°30'56"E
- Smolensk 50 km
- Mahilioŭ (Mogilev) 167 km
- Minsk 303 km
- Homieĺ 306 km
- Chernihiv 415 km
- Vilnius 417 km
- Kaunas 495 km
- Kyiv 528 km
- Hrodna 531 km
- Khmelnytskyi 717 km
- Советская ул., 10 0.5 km
- Fountain 0.6 km
- T-34-85 5.1 km
- Smolensk Lakeland National Park 40 km