Popovo-Lezhachi Explained

Popovo-Lezhachi
Native Name:Попово-Лежачи
Native Name Lang:ru
Settlement Type:Village
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:1177
Population As Of:2010
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+3
Pushpin Map:Russia Kursk Oblast#Russia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Popovo-Lezhachi within Russia
Coordinates:51.29°N 34.3078°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:307491
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+7 47132
Elevation M:139
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Russia
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Kursk Oblast
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Glushkovsky District
Module:
Wikidata:yes
Zoom:14
Marker:village

Popovo-Lezhachi (Russian: Попово-Лежачи; Ukrainian: Попово-Лежачі) is a village (село) in Glushkovsky District in Kursk Oblast of western Russia. The population was 1,177 as of 2010.

Geography

The village is situated on the left bank of the Seym river, 3km (02miles) of the Russian-Ukrainian border, 140km (90miles) southwest of Kursk, and 23.5km (14.6miles) southwest of the district centre - Glushkovo settlement. Popovo-Lezhachi borders Tyotkino to the southwest.

History

The settlement was first mentioned in a written source in 1685.

Popovo-Lezhachi has suffered casualties during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.