Konyshyovka (Russian: Конышёвка) is an urban-type settlement, the administrative center of Konyshyovsky District in Kursk Oblast, Russia. The population was 3,599 (2021 Census);[4]

Konyshyovka
Конышёвка
Konyshevka's Train Station
Konyshevka's Train Station
Location of Konyshyovka
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Konyshyovka is located in Russia
Konyshyovka
Konyshyovka
Location of Konyshyovka
Konyshyovka is located in Kursk Oblast
Konyshyovka
Konyshyovka
Konyshyovka (Kursk Oblast)
Coordinates: 51°50′36″N 35°17′32″E / 51.84333°N 35.29222°E / 51.84333; 35.29222
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKursk Oblast
Administrative districtKonyshyovsky District
Founded1910
Population
 • Total3,748
 • Capital ofKonyshyovsky District
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[2])
Postal code(s)[3]
307620
Dialing code(s)+7 471 56
OKTMO ID38616151051
Websiteконышевка.рф

History

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Konyshyovka was first mentioned in the 19th century as the village on Dmitriyev to Lgov route. In 1891 the Moscow Railway was extended to that point. One version of the origin of the name Konyshyovka (Конышёвка) is from Turkic word коныш 'konysh' meaning 'stop'.

Konyshyovka as the town was founded in 1910 and had received the status of an urban-type settlement in 1968.

Demographics

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Year Population
1897 1053
1939 1079
1959 1701
1970 3660
1979 3389
1989 4324
2002 4132
2010 3748

Note: Census data

Economy

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Konyshyovka has a granary, a combine fodder factory, a brick factory, an asphalt factory, a creamery, a food factory, a meat processing factory, and a pig farm.

Culture

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There are different entertainment and educational organizations in town: museum of local lore, public library, children's art school. The available newspaper is "Трибуна" ("Tribune").

Sights

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  • The sculpture on bed of honor of warriors of the Soviet army, who died in February 1943.
  • Some architectural monuments: building of railroad terminal, barracks, estate of Nenarokov landowner (19th century), water tower (19th century), pharmacy building (19th century), building of The District Committee of All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks (1946 until 1947).

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  3. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  4. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.