Konyshyovka (
Russian: Конышёвка) is an
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
, the
administrative center
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A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Konyshyovsky District
Konyshyovsky District (russian: Конышёвский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #489 and municipalLaw #48-ZKO district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Kursk Oblast, twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is loc ...
in
Kursk Oblast
Kursk Oblast ( rus, Курская область, r=Kurskaya oblast, p=ˈkurskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, ...
,
Russia
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. The population was
History
Konyshyovka was first mentioned in the 19th century as the village on
Dmitriyev
Dmitriyev or Dmitriev (russian: Дми́триев) is a common Russian surname that is derived from the male given name Dmitry and literally means ''Dmitry's''. It may refer to:
* Aleksandr Dmitriyev (conductor) (born 1935), Russian conductor
* Al ...
to
Lgov route. In 1891 the
Moscow Railway
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was extended to that point. One version of the origin of the name Konyshyovka (Конышёвка) is from
Turkic word коныш 'konysh' meaning 'stop'.
Konyshyovka as the town was founded in 1910 and had received the status of an urban-type settlement in 1968.
Demographics
''Note:'' Census data
Economy
Konyshyovka has a granary, a combine fodder factory, a brick factory, an asphalt factory, a creamery, a food factory, a meat processing factory, and a pig farm.
Culture
There are different entertainment and educational
organizations in town: museum of local lore, public library, children's art school.
The available newspaper is "Трибуна" ("Tribune").
Sights
* The sculpture on bed of honor of warriors of the Soviet army, who died in February 1943.
* Some architectural monuments: building of railroad terminal, barracks, estate of Nenarokov landowner (19th century), water tower (19th century), pharmacy building (19th century), building of The District Committee of All-Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks (1946 until 1947).
References
{{Kursk Oblast
Urban-type settlements in Kursk Oblast
Lgovsky Uyezd