Dukhovshchinsky District (russian: Духовщи́нский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #105-z district (

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), one of the

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Smolensk Oblast Smolensk Oblast (russian: Смоле́нская о́бласть, ''Smolenskaya oblast''; informal name — ''Smolenschina'' (russian: Смоле́нщина)) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative centre is the city of ...

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. It is located in the north of the

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and borders with Belsky District of

Tver Oblast Tver Oblast (russian: Тверска́я о́бласть, ''Tverskaya oblast'', ), from 1935 to 1990 known as Kalinin Oblast (), is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tver. It was named after Mikhai ...

in the north,

Kholm-Zhirkovsky District Kholm-Zhirkovsky District (russian: Холм-Жирковский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #137-z district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Smolensk Oblast, twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Ru ...

in the northeast, Yartsevsky District in the east,

Kardymovsky District Kardymovsky District (russian: Карды́мовский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #87-z district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast and bo ...

in the south,

Smolensky District Smolensky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia: * Smolensky District, Altai Krai, an administrative and municipal district of Altai Krai * Smolensky District, Smolensk Oblast, an administrative and muni ...

in the southwest,

Demidovsky District Demidovsky District (russian: Деми́довский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #131-z district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Smolensk Oblast, twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It ...

in the west, and with

Zharkovsky District Zharkovsky District (russian: Жарко́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipalLaw #4-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Nelidov ...

of Tver Oblast in the northwest. The area of the district is . Its

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is the

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of Dukhovshchina. Population: 16,658 ( 2010 Census); The population of Dukhovshchina accounts for 42.4% of the district's total population.

Geography

The area of the district is split between the drainage basins of the

Dnieper } The Dnieper () or Dnipro (); , ; . is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. It is the longest river of Ukraine and B ...

(south and center) and the

Western Dvina , be, Заходняя Дзвіна (), liv, Vēna, et, Väina, german: Düna , image = Fluss-lv-Düna.png , image_caption = The drainage basin of the Daugava , source1_location = Valdai Hills, Russia , mouth_location = Gulf of Riga, Baltic Se ...

rivers (north). The main rivers in district are the Arzhat in the basin of the Western Dvina, the Gobza, a right tributary of the

Kasplya The Kasplya ( Belarusian and russian: Каспля) is a river in Smolensky, Demidovsky, and Rudnyansky Districts of Smolensk Oblast of Russia and in Vitebsk Region of Belarus, and a major left tributary of the Daugava. Its length is , the firs ...

, also in the basin of the Western Dvina, the

Khmost The Khmost (russian: Хмость) is a river in Dukhovshchinsky District, Dukhovshchinsky, Smolensky District, Smolensk Oblast, Smolensky, and Kardymovsky Districts of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, a right tributary of the Dnieper. The length of the r ...

a tributary of the Dnieper, and the

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and the Votrya, both tributaries of the Vop, another right tributary of the Dnieper.

Economy

Transportation

A paved road which connects M1 in Kamenka with M9 in Nelidovo crosses the district from south to north, passing Dukhovshchina. It also provides connection to Bely. Dukhovshchina is also connected by roads with

Demidov The House of Demidov (russian: Деми́довы) also Demidoff, was a prominent Russian Empire, Russian noble family during the 18th and 19th centuries. Originating in the city of Tula, Russia, Tula in the 17th century, the Demidovs found suc ...

and with

Yartsevo Yartsevo (russian: Ярцево) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities *Yartsevo, Smolensk Oblast, a town in Yartsevsky District of Smolensk Oblast; administratively incorporated as Yartsevskoye Urban Settlement ...

. There are also local roads, with bus traffic originating from Dukhovshchina. The closest railway stations are in Smolensk and in Yartsevo.

References

Notes

Sources

* * {{Use mdy dates, date=January 2013 Districts of Smolensk Oblast