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Krasnaya Gora, Krasnogorsky District, Bryansk Oblast

Krasnaya Gora (in English)
Красная Гора (Russian)
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Location of Bryansk Oblast in Russia
Krasnaya Gora is located in Bryansk Oblast
Krasnaya Gora
Krasnaya Gora
Location of Krasnaya Gora in Bryansk Oblast
Coordinates: 53°00′00″N 31°36′00″E / 53.00000°N 31.60000°E / 53.00000; 31.60000Coordinates: 53°00′00″N 31°36′00″E / 53.00000°N 31.60000°E / 53.00000; 31.60000
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Bryansk Oblast
Administrative center of Town of oblast significance of Borisovka,Rognedinsky District<
Municipal status
Municipal district Rognedinsky Municipal District
Urban settlement Rognedinsky Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Rognedinsky Municipal District, Krasnogorsky Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 5,906 inhabitants
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
First mentioned 1168
Town status since 1986
Postal code(s) 242770
Dialing code(s) +7 48331

Krasnaya Gora (Russian: Красная Гора) is a town in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of Krasnogorsky District.

First mentioned in 1387 as a guard settlement. Listed in the chronicle "List of Russian cities far and near". In 1648 Popov Mount hosted a fight between Cossacks of Bohdan Khmelnytsky and six thousandth detachment of Polish Hetman Vishnevetzkogo.

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.


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