Gorshechensky District (russian: Горше́ченский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #489 and municipalLaw #48-ZKO district (

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), one of the twenty-eight in

Kursk Oblast Kursk Oblast ( rus, Курская область, r=Kurskaya oblast, p=ˈkurskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kursk. As of the 2010 Census, Kursk Oblast has a populati ...

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. It is located in the east of the

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. The area of the district is . Its

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is the urban locality (a work settlement) of

Gorshechnoye Gorshechnoye (russian: Горшечное) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Gorshechensky District of Kursk Oblast, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Euro ...

. Population: 22,835 ( 2002 Census); The population of Gorshechnoye accounts for 34.8% of the district's total population.

Geography

Gorshechensky District is located in the south-east of Kursk Oblast. The terrain is hilly plain averaging 200 meters above sea level; the district lies on the

Central Russian Upland The Central Russian Upland (also Central Upland and East European Upland) is an upland area of the East European Plain and is an undulating plateau with an average elevation of . Its highest peak is measured at . The southeastern portion of the ...

. The main river in the district is the

Oskol River The Oskil ( uk, Оскiл) or Oskol (russian: Оскол) is a south-flowing river in Russia and Ukraine. It arises roughly between Kursk and Voronezh and flows south to join the Seversky Donets which flows southeast to join the Don. It is long ...

, which flows out of the district to the south, where it empties into the

Donets The Seversky Donets () or Siverskyi Donets (), usually simply called the Donets, is a river on the south of the East European Plain. It originates in the Central Russian Upland, north of Belgorod, flows south-east through Ukraine (Kharkiv, D ...

River, and ultimately the

Don River The Don ( rus, Дон, p=don) is the fifth-longest river in Europe. Flowing from Central Russia to the Sea of Azov in Southern Russia, it is one of Russia's largest rivers and played an important role for traders from the Byzantine Empire. Its ...

. The district is 110 km east of the city of

Kursk Kursk ( rus, Курск, p=ˈkursk) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. The area around Kursk was the site of a turning point in the Soviet–German stru ...

, and 350 km south of

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

. The area measures 30 km (north-south), and 50 km (west-east). The administrative center is the town of Gorshechnoye. The district is bordered on the north by

Kastorensky District Kastorensky District (russian: Касто́ренский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #489 and municipalLaw #48-ZKO district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The ar ...

, on the east by

Nizhnedevitsky District Nizhnedevitsky District (russian: Нижнеде́вицкий райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #87-OZ and municipalLaw #69-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-two in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. ...

Voronezh Oblast Voronezh Oblast (russian: Воронежская область, Voronezhskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Voronezh. Its population was 2,308,792 as of the 2021 Census. Geograph ...

, on the south by

Starooskolsky District Starooskolsky District (russian: Старооскольский райо́н) is an administrative district ( raion), one of the twenty-one in Belgorod Oblast, Russia.Law #248 It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is ...

Belgorod Oblast Belgorod Oblast (russian: Белгоро́дская о́бласть, ''Belgorodskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Belgorod. Population: History At the turn of the 17th c ...

, and on the west by Manturovsky District.

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Gorshechensky District on Google MapsGorshechensky District on OpenStreetMap
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