Sudzha (russian: Су́джа) is a
town and the
administrative center of
Sudzhansky District
Sudzhansky District (russian: Суджанский 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 southwest of the oblast. The area ...
in
Kursk Oblast,
Russia, located on the
Sudzha Sudzha (russian: Суджа) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
Urban localities
*Sudzha, Kursk Oblast, a town in Sudzhansky District of Kursk Oblast
Rural localities
*Sudzha, Republic of Buryatia, a settlement under the adm ...
and
Olyoshnya Rivers southwest 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 ...
, the administrative center of the
oblast. Population:
History
It was founded in 1664 as a part of the system of fortifications defending the southern approaches to
Moscow. During
World War II, Sudzha was occupied by
German troops from October 18, 1941 to March 3, 1943.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Sudzha serves as the
administrative center of
Sudzhansky District
Sudzhansky District (russian: Суджанский 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 southwest of the oblast. The area ...
.
[Resolution #489] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Sudzhansky District as the
town of district significance of Sudzha.
As a
municipal division, the town of district significance of Sudzha is incorporated within Sudzhansky Municipal District as Sudzha Urban Settlement.
[Law #60-ZKO]
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Cities and towns in Kursk Oblast
Sudzhansky Uyezd
1664 establishments in Russia