Dmitriyev (town)

Dmitriyev (in English) Дмитриев (Russian)
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Location of Kursk Oblast in Russia
Dmitriyev Location of Dmitriyev in Kursk Oblast
Coordinates: 52°07′N 35°04′E / 52.117°N 35.067°E / 52.117; 35.067Coordinates: 52°07′N 35°04′E / 52.117°N 35.067°E / 52.117; 35.067

Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of January 2013)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kursk Oblast
Administrative district	Dmitriyevsky District
Town of district significance	Dmitriyev
Administrative center of	Dmitriyevsky District, town of district significance of Dmitriyev
Municipal status (as of December 2012)
Municipal district	Dmitriyevsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Dmitriyev Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Dmitriyevsky Municipal District, Dmitriyev Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	7,728 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Postal code(s)	307500, 307501
Official website
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Dmitriyev (Russian: Дми́триев), also known as Dmitriyev-Lgovsky (Дми́триев-Льго́вский), is a town and the administrative center of Dmitriyevsky District of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located on the Svapa River (Dnieper's basin), on the Moscow–Kiev highway, 159 kilometers (99 mi) northwest of Kursk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 7,728 (2010 Census);8,838 (2002 Census);11,187 (1989 Census).

During World War II, Dmitriyev was occupied by German troops from October 8, 1941 to March 2, 1943.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dmitriyev serves as the administrative center of Dmitriyevsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Dmitriyevsky District as the town of district significance of Dmitriyev. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Dmitriyev is incorporated within Dmitriyevsky Municipal District as Dmitriyev Urban Settlement.