Karachev (russian: Карачев) is an ancient
town
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Origin and use
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and the
administrative center
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of
Karachevsky District in
Bryansk Oblast
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,
Russia
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. Population:
History
First chronicled in 1146, it was the capital of one of the
Upper Oka Principalities
In Russian historiography the term Upper Oka Principalities (russian: Верховские княжества - literally: "Upper Principalities") traditionally applies to about a dozen tiny and ephemeral polities situated along the upper course o ...
in the Middle Ages, until its rulers moved their seat to
Peremyshl. Karachev was part of
Oryol Governorate
Oryol Governorate (russian: Орловская губерния, ''Orlovskaya guberniya'') or the Government of Oryol, was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and the early Russian SFSR, which existed from 1796 to 1 ...
from 1796 to 1920. Its old
architecture
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was heavily damaged during
World War II
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. Karachev was occupied by the
German Army from 6 October 1941 to 15 August 1943.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Karachev serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ...
of
Karachevsky District.
[Law #13-Z] As an administrative division, it is, together with thirty-one
rural localities
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, incorporated within Karachevsky District as Karachevsky
Urban Administrative Okrug.
[Law #69-Z] As a
municipal division, Karachevsky Urban Administrative Okrug is incorporated within Karachevsky Municipal District as Karachevskoye Urban Settlement.
[Law #3-Z]
Infrastructure
Near Karachev, there is a tall radio mast used for
CHAYKA radio navigation system.
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External links
Official website of KarachevKarachev Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Bryansk Oblast
Karachevsky Uyezd