Agaponovo Explained

Agaponovo
Native Name:Агапоново
Native Name Lang:Русский
Other Name:Гапоново
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Russia Smolensk Oblast#Russia
Coordinates:54.9617°N 31.6317°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Russia
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Smolensk
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Smolensky District
Pop:133
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2

Agaponovo (Russian: link=no|Агапо́ново) is a rural locality (a village) in Smolensky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located 30km (20miles) north-west of Smolensk. Population of Agaponovo is 133. Anatoly Ivanovich Mishnev, a Russian politician, is a native of this village.[1]

Location

This village is located in Smolensk region, district of Smolensk. It is also part of Novocolony. Village is located 14 km of a rail-road station which connects Moscow and Vitebsk. There is a hotel "Borvicha"[2]

History

Earlier it had had another name – Gaponovo. The Nazi army had occupied it in July 1941. Agaponovo was liberated by The Red Army 26 September 1943.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Анатолий Мишнёв станет сенатором от Смоленщины. Страхования. Центр Бизнеса и. cbskiev.ru. ru-ru. 18 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Парк-отель "Борвиха" – VisitSmolensk.ru. visitsmolensk.ru. ru. 18 November 2017.
  3. News: Период XX – XXI вв.. Гнёздово. 18 November 2017. ru-RU. 5 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170605101005/http://gnezdovo.com/history/period-xx-xxi-vv/. dead.