Krasnaya Gora, Krasnogorsky District, Bryansk Oblast Explained

En Name:Krasnaya Gora
Ru Name:Красная Гора
Coordinates:53°N 31.6°W
Map Label Position:left
Federal Subject:Bryansk Oblast
Adm Ctr Of1:Town of oblast significance of Borisovka
Adm Ctr Of2:Rognedinsky District
Adm Ctr Of2 Ref:<
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Rognedinsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Rognedinsky Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Rognedinsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Krasnogorsky Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:5906
Established Date:1168
Established Title:First mentioned
Current Cat Date:1986
Postal Codes:242770
Dialing Codes:48331
Date:October 2016

Krasnaya Gora (Russian: Кра́сная Гора́) is an urban-type settlement in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of Krasnogorsky District. Population:

History

First mentioned in 1387 as a guard settlement. Listed in the "List of Ruthenian Cities Far and Near". In 1648 Popov Gora hosted a fight between Cossacks of Bohdan Khmelnytsky and six thousandth detachment of Polish Hetman Vishnevetzky.

In the past century, Popova Gora was sotnia center Popogorskoy hundreds and parish center Popovogorskoy parish. Since 1929 - the regional center. Since 1968 it is settlement of urban type.

Ecological problems

As a result of the Chernobyl disaster on April 26, 1986, part of the territory of Bryansk Oblast has been contaminated with radionuclides (mainly Gordeyevsky, Klimovsky, Klintsovsky, Krasnogorsky, Surazhsky, and Novozybkovsky Districts). In 1999, some 226,000 people lived in areas with the contamination level above 5 Curie/km2, representing approximately 16% of the oblast's population.

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