Tyomkino (Russian: Тёмкино) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Tyomkinsky District in Smolensk Oblast of Russia. Population: 2,414 (2010 Russian census);[2] 2,452 (2002 Census);[7] 2,764 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Tyomkino
Тёмкино | |
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Settlement[1] | |
Location of Tyomkino  | |
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| Coordinates: 55°04′39″N 35°00′43″E / 55.07750°N 35.01194°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Smolensk Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Tyomkinsky District[1] |
| Selsoviet | Tyomkinsky Selsoviet[1] |
| Founded | 1874 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.73 km2 (2.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 197 m (646 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,942 |
| • Estimate (2018) | 2,346 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| • Capital of | Tyomkinsky District, Tyomkinsky Selsoviet[1] |
| • Municipal district | Tyomkinsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Rural settlement | Tyomkinskoye Rural Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Tyomkinsky Municipal District[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
| Postal code(s)[6] | 215350 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 48136 |
| OKTMO ID | 66648450101 |
History edit
Tyomkino was occupied by German forces during World War II and is still surrounded by a series of trenches and fortifications. The site of fierce fighting, munitions are still regularly unearthed in its fields.
Tourism and recreation edit
Tyomkino is a popular holiday destination, with its pure underground springs believed to have healing and recuperative powers.
Religion edit
Believed to be the final resting place of Saint Makaria, it has become a place of pilgrimage for followers of the Russian Orthodox faith. She was canonized for her powers of healing.
A new Russian Orthodox Church, constructed entirely of wood, has recently been built in Tyomkino.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f 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 Law #85-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 66 609 411 101». (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 66 609 411 101. ).
- ^ "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.