Dubrovka, Dubrovsky Settlement Administrative Okrug, Dubrovsky District, Bryansk Oblast Explained

En Name:Dubrovka
Ru Name:Дубровка
Coordinates:53.6914°N 33.5117°W
Map Label Position:left
Image Coa:Coat of arms of Dubrovka.gif
Federal Subject:Bryansk Oblast
Adm Ctr Of2:Dubrovsky District
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Dubrovsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Dubrovsky Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Dubrovsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Dubrovsky Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:8015
Established Date:1868
Current Cat Date:2012
Postal Codes:242750
Dialing Codes:48332
Date:October 2016

Dubrovka (Russian: Ду́бровка) is a settlement in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. Population:

The town is located on Sesche on the river, a tributary of the Desna River. Railway station is located on the Bryansk-Smolensk line, 81 kilometers north-west of Bryansk.

History

The settlement was founded in 1868 in connection with the construction of the Oryol-Vitebsk railroad (the station was named after a nearby village). In the 1880s there were industries including distillery, sawmill, mills, churns. In 1912, twine factory was built.

In 1929 it became the district center and in 1931 it was granted an urban-type settlement status.

In 2012 its status was demoted to 'settlement'.