Zalegoshchensky District (russian: Залегощенский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #522-OZ and municipalLaw #424-OZ district (

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), one of the twenty-four in

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. It is located in the center of the

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. The area of the district is . Its

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is the urban locality (an

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) of

Zalegoshch Zalegoshch (russian: Залегощь) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Zalegoshchensky District of Oryol Oblast, Russia, located on the Neruch River, east of Oryol Oryol ( rus, Орёл, p=ɐ� ...

. Population: 15,376 ( 2010 Census); The population of Zalegoshch accounts for 34.7% of the district's total population.

Notable residents

Georgy Parshin Georgy Mikhailovich Parshin (russian: Гео́ргий Миха́йлович Па́ршин; – 13 March 1956) was an Il-2 pilot in the Soviet Air Forces during the Second World War who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. He w ...

Notable residents

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