Kluschino

Village Klushino Клушино Federal district Central Russia Oblast Smolensk Rajon Gagarin First mention 17th century Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 48135 Post Code 215033 License Plate 67 OKATO 66 208 816 001 Geographical location Coordinates 55 ° 40 ′  N , 35 ° 3 ′  E Coordinates: 55 ° 40 ′ 15 ″  N , 35 ° 3 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Smolensk Oblast

Kluschino ( Russian Клушино ) is a village in Smolensk Oblast in Russia .

The Battle of Kluschino took place near Kluschino on July 4, 1610 , one of the great battles of the Russo-Polish War 1609-1618 . In 1934, Yuri Gagarin , the first person in space, was born in Kluschino. A museum in the village commemorates him.

Kluschino is the largest village and administrative seat of the rural community Gagarinskoje selskoje posselenije, named after Yuri Gagarin - like the district center Gagarin (formerly Gschatsk ), which is 15 kilometers south . The municipality has a total of 19 villages with a total of 715 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

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  Yuri Gagarin's Birthplace (2008)

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  Street in Kluschino

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  In Gagarin's birthplace

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  Bedroom in the museum

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)

Web links

Commons : Kluschino  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Brief description on the website of the territory administration (Russian)