Przhevalskoye
| Przhevalskoye (in English) Пржевальское (Russian) |
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 Administration building in Przhevalskoye |
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.svg) Location of Smolensk Oblast in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2014) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Smolensk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Demidovsky District |
| Urban settlement | Przhevalskoye |
| Administrative center of | Przhevalskoye Urban Settlement |
| Municipal status (as of May 2015) | |
| Municipal district | Demidovsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Przhevalskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Przhevalskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Area (urban settlement) (February 2014) | 11.25 km2 (4.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 1,683 inhabitants |
| Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1974 |
| Previous names | Sloboda (until 1964) |
| Postal code(s) | 216270 |
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| 2010 Census | 1,683 |
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| 2002 Census | 2,110 |
| 1989 Census | 2,883 |
| 1979 Census | 2,811 |
Przhevalskoye (Russian: Пржева́льское) is an urban locality (a settlement) in Demidovsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located in the northwestern part of the oblast, on Lake Sapsho, northeast of the town of Demidov, the administrative center of the district. It is a terminus of the Demidov-Przhevalskoye Highway. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,683.
The settlement is home to the Museum of Nikolay Przhevalsky, which occupies the mansion of the famous traveler. Previously called Sloboda (Слобода́), it was renamed after Przhevalsky in 1964.
The village of Sloboda was first mentioned in 1724 in connection with the building of the church, although the place had been inhabited long before that. Archeologists found ceramic products of the 4th or 3rd millennium BCE. In the 4th-8th centuries, it was inhabited by the Krivichs. People also lived in these lands at later times. Along the rivers and lakes (including Lake Sapsho), there was the trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks, and not so far away there was the second big city of the Principality of Smolensk called Verzhavsk (Вержавск). In the 19th century, it was an outlying area with little economic activity. It was the reason why Nikolay Przhevalsky bought an estate here in 1881. In the middle of the 20th century, Przhevalskoye-Sloboda became famous during World War II for its partisan defenders. From September 1942 to September 1943, the front line ran through the village. Almost all buildings were burnt. The partisans' staff was located in the partly ruined church.
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