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Ostyor
The Ostyor (russian: Остёр), or AsciorInstruction on transliteration of Belarusian geographical names with letters of Latin script, official transliteration ( be, Асцёр) is a river in Pochinkovsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Pochinkovsky, Roslavlsky District, Roslavlsky, and Shumyachsky Districts of Smolensk Oblast in Russia and in Klimavichy District, Klimavichy and Krychaw Districts of Mogilev Region of Belarus. It is a left tributary of the Sozh. It is long, and the area of its basin . The town of Roslavl is located on the left bank of the Ostyor. The lower course of the Ostyor makes the state border between Russia and Belarus. The source of the Ostyor is in the east of Pochinkovsky District, in the Smolensk Upland. The river flows south, accepts the Ostrik (river), Ostrik from the right, turns west and passes Roslavl. There, the Ostyor turns northwest. At the border of the district, it turns west, a stretch of Ostyor makes the border between Roslavlsky and Pochinskovs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pochinkovsky District, Smolensk Oblast
Pochinkovsky District (russian: Починковский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #132-z district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southern central part of the oblast and borders with Kardymovsky District in the north, Glinkovsky District in the northeast, Yelninsky District in the east, Roslavlsky District in the southeast, Shumyachsky District in the south, Khislavichsky District in the southwest, Monastyrshchinsky District in the west, and with Smolensky District in the northwest. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Pochinok. Population: 30,959 ( 2010 Census); The population of Pochinok accounts for 28.3% of the district's total population. Geography The whole area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Dnieper. Most of the area belongs to the drainage basin of the Sozh, a left tributary of the Dnieper. The Sozh crosses the area of the di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roslavlsky District
Roslavlsky District (russian: Росла́вльский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #133-z district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast and borders with Yelninsky District in the north, Spas-Demensky District, of Kaluga Oblast, in the northeast, Kuybyshevsky District, also of Kaluga Oblast, in the east, Rognedinsky District of Bryansk Oblast in the southeast, Dubrovsky District, also of Bryansk Oblast, in the south, Yershichsky District in the southwest, Shumyachsky District in the west, and with Pochinkovsky District in the northwest. The territory of the town of Desnogorsk is enclosed from all sides by Roslavlsky District. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Roslavl. Population: 76,100 ( 2010 Census); The population of Roslavl accounts for 72.1% of the district's total population. Geography The district is located on the Smolensk Upland. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shumyachsky District
Shumyachsky District (russian: Шумячский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #138-z district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Smolensk Oblast, twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Khislavichsky District in the north, Pochinkovsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Pochinkovsky District in the northwest, Roslavlsky District in the east, Yershichsky District in the southeast, Klimavichy District of Mogilev Region of Belarus in the south, and with Krychaw District, Krychaw and Mstsislaw Districts, also of Mogilev Region, in the west. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, urban locality (a urban-type settlement, settlement) of Shumyachi. Population: 10,713 (Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census); The population of Shumyachi accounts for 39.5% of the district's total population. Geography The whole district belongs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sozh
The Sozh, or Sož ( be, Сож, ; russian: Сож, uk, Сож) is an international river flowing in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. It is a left bank tributary of the Dnieper. The Sozh passes through Gomel, the second largest city in Belarus. The river is crossed by the Sozh Floating Bridge at ''Korma'' and an elegant steel arch at Gomel, which is featured on a Rbls 300 national stamp. Etymology The original name was Sozh' (russian: Сожь), from Old East Slavic Съжь. With the previously suggested Baltic and Finnic etymologies considered unsatisfactory, Vadim Andreevich Zhuchkevich proposed that the name is derived from Old Russian/Old Belarusian ''sozhzh (сожжь) 'burned parts of a forest prepared for plowing,' which has parallels to other place names. Geography The Sozh rises in Russia and is mostly snow fed. The river freezes over between November and early January. The ice thaws from late March or April. The Vikhra and Pronia, on the right, and the Ostyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smolensk Upland
The Smolensk Upland (russian: italic=yes, Смоленская возвышенность) is the Western part of the Smolensk–Moscow Upland at the East European Plain, which is located mainly in Smolensk Oblast of Russia, with small parts lying in Moscow and Kaluga Oblasts of Russia and in Vitebsk Region of Belarus. The highest point, located close to the city of Vyazma, is . The Smolensk Upland is divided between the drainage basins of the Volga (east) and the Dnieper (east). A number of big rivers have their sources in the upland. These include the Dnieper, the Desna, the Vazuza The Vazuza (russian: Вазу́за), a river in the Novoduginsky and Sychyovsky districts of Smolensk Oblast and in the Zubtsovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia, becomes a right tributary of the Volga. It is long, and its drainage basin c ..., and the Moskva. References {{reflist Geography of Smolensk Oblast Hills of Russia Geography of Moscow Oblast Geography of Vitebsk Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Smolensk Oblast
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as creek, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from precipitation through a drainage basin from surface runoff and other sources such as groundwater recharge, springs, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khislavichsky District
Khislavichsky District (russian: Хиславичский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #110-z district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Monastyrshchinsky District in the north, Pochinkovsky District in the east, Shumyachsky District in the south, and with Mstsislaw District of Mogilev Region of Belarus in the west. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Khislavichi. Population: 9,070 ( 2010 Census); The population of Khislavichi accounts for 45.6% of the district's total population. Geography The whole area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Sozh River, a major right tributary of the Dnieper. The Sozh crosses the district from the north to the southwest, crossing into Belarus. The principal tributaries of the Sozh within the district are the Berezina River (left) and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shumyachi
Shumyachi (russian: Шумячи; be, Шумячы) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Shumyachsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia. Population: History Shumyachi is first mentioned in 1587 when it belonged to Poland. In 1772, as a result of the First Partition of Poland, it was transferred to Russia and included in the newly established Mogilev Governorate. It belonged to Klimovichsky Uyezd. In 1919, Mogilev Governorate was abolished, and the area was transferred to Gomel Governorate. In 1922, it was included to Roslavlsky Uyezd of Smolensk Governorate. On 12 July 1929, governorates and uyezds were abolished, and Shumyachsky District with the administrative center in the settlement of Shumyachi was established. The district belonged to Roslavl Okrug of Western Oblast. On August 1, 1930 the okrugs were abolished, and the districts were subordinated directly to the oblast. On 27 September 1937 Western Oblast was abolished and spl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
