Imeni Karla Libknekhta, Kursk Oblast Explained

Imeni Karla Libknekhta (Russian: имени Карла Либкнехта) is an urban locality (a work settlement) in Kurchatovsky District of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Seym River. Population:

History

The village of Peny (Russian: Пены) was settled four hundred years ago on the banks of the Penk River. In 1930, it was granted urban-type settlement status and named after Karl Liebknecht, a German Communist.

Economy

There is a sugar mill, a machine-building factory, a railway station and an important railway line linking Kursk with Ukraine.

References

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