Pechorsk

Village Petschorsk Печёрск Federal district Central Russia Oblast Smolensk Rajon Smolensk First mention 1402 population 3884 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Height of the center 250  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 481 Post Code 214530 License Plate 67 OKATO 66 244 874 001 Geographical location Coordinates 54 ° 51 '  N , 32 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 54 ° 51 '15 "  N , 32 ° 2' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Smolensk Oblast

Petschorsk ( Russian Печёрск ) is a village (selo) in Rajon Smolensk of Smolensk Oblast in Russia . The place has 3884 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

location

Pechorsk is located about seven kilometers north of the Oblast capital Smolensk . The Russian M1 , which runs from Moscow to Minsk , runs north of the town . The village is the administrative seat of the rural municipality Pechorskoje selskoje posselenije with four localities.

history

The name of Pechorsk can be derived from the Old East Slavic "печера", which means something like "cave", referring to hermits living in "caves" . In the village there is a church from 1768, which is consecrated to the orthodox Saint Anthony of Kiev (Russian Antoni Pechorski ) and Saint Theodosius based on the place name .

Population development

year	Residents
2002	3750
2010	3884

Note: census data

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 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)
2. ↑ ПОСТАНОВЛЕНИЕ Смоленской областной Думы от December 28, 2004 N 657 (Russian) , decision No. 657 of the regional administration of Smolensk Oblast of December 28, 2004: Conversion of separate administrative-territorial units in Smolensk Oblast