Spas-Demensk (russian: Спас-Де́менск
[А. М. Прохоров. "Большой энциклопедический словарь". Москва, 1997, p. 1135.]) is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and the
administrative center
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of
Spas-Demensky District
Spas-Demensky District (russian: Спас-Де́менский райо́н) is an administrativeCharter of Kaluga Oblast, Article 4 and municipalLaw #354-OZ district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kaluga Oblast, Russia. It is located in ...
in
Kaluga Oblast
Kaluga Oblast (russian: Калу́жская о́бласть, translit=Kaluzhskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kaluga. The 2021 Russian Census found a population of 1,069,904.
G ...
,
Russia
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, located on the
Demena River (an arm of the
Ugra) west of
Kaluga
Kaluga ( rus, Калу́га, p=kɐˈɫuɡə), a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast in Russia, stands on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Population:
Kaluga's most famous resident, the space travel pioneer Konstantin Tsiol ...
, the administrative center of the
oblast
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. Population:
History
It was first mentioned in 1494 as the settlement Demensk. It received its present name in 1855 and was granted town status in 1917. During
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, Spas-Demensk was occupied by the
German Army
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from October 4, 1941 to August 13, 1943.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Spas-Demensk 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
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Spas-Demensky District
Spas-Demensky District (russian: Спас-Де́менский райо́н) is an administrativeCharter of Kaluga Oblast, Article 4 and municipalLaw #354-OZ district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kaluga Oblast, Russia. It is located in ...
, to which it is directly subordinated.
As a
municipal division, the
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of Spas-Demensk is incorporated within Spas-Demensky Municipal District as Spas-Demensk Urban Settlement.
[Law #354-OZ]
References
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External links
German War Graves in Spas-Demensk
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Cities and towns in Kaluga Oblast
Mosalsky Uyezd