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Kursk, Russia

Kursk (English)
Курск (Russian)
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Location of Kursk Oblast in Russia
Kursk is located in Kursk Oblast
Kursk
Kursk
Location of Kursk in Kursk Oblast
Coordinates: 51°43′N 36°11′E / 51.717°N 36.183°E / 51.717; 36.183Coordinates: 51°43′N 36°11′E / 51.717°N 36.183°E / 51.717; 36.183
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City Day September 25
Administrative status (as of November 2008)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kursk Oblast
Administratively subordinated to city of oblast significance of Kursk
Administrative center of Kursk Oblast,Kursky District, city of oblast significance of Kursk
Municipal status (as of December 2010)
Urban okrug Kursk Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Kursk Urban Okrug, Kursky Municipal District
Head Alexander Zakurdayev
Representative body Kursk City Assembly (Russian: Курское городское Собрание)
Statistics
Area 188.75 km2 (72.88 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 415,159 inhabitants
Rank in 2010 42nd
Density 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
First mentioned 1032
City status since 1779
Postal code(s) 305000
Dialing code(s) +7 4712
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Kursk (Russian: Курск; IPA: [ˈkursk]) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym Rivers. The area around Kursk was the site of a turning point in the Soviet–German struggle during World War II and the site of the largest tank battle in history. Population: 415,159 (2010 Census);412,442 (2002 Census);424,239 (1989 Census).

Archaeology indicates that the site of Kursk was settled in the 5th or 4th century BCE. The settlement was fortified and included Slavs at least as early as the 8th century CE.

The first written record of Kursk is dated 1032. It was mentioned as one of Severian towns by Prince Igor in The Tale of Igor's Campaign: "Saddle, brother, your swift steeds. As to mine, they are ready, saddled ahead, near Kursk; as to my Kurskers, they are famous knights—swaddled under war-horns, nursed under helmets, fed from the point of the lance; to them the trails are familiar, to them the ravines are known, the bows they have are strung tight, the quivers, unclosed, the sabers, sharpened; themselves, like gray wolves, they lope in the field, seeking for themselves honor, and for their prince, glory."


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