Smolensk facts for kids
| Smolensk (English) Смоленск (Russian) |
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 Smolensk Art Gallery |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Smolensk Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Smolensk Urban Okrug |
| Municipal status | |
| Urban okrug | Smolensk Urban Okrug |
| Head | Andrew Borisov |
| Representative body | Smolensk City Council |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 166.35 km2 (64.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
326,861 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 54th |
| Density | 1,965/km2 (5,089/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+04:00) |
| Founded | 863 |
| Postal code(s) | 214ХХХ |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 4812 |
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Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, 360 kilometers (220 mi) west-southwest of Moscow.
The walled city in the center of Smolensk (along with the outskirts) was destroyed several times throughout its long history because it was on the invasion routes of the Mongol Empire, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Tsardom of Russia, First French Empire and Nazi Germany. Today, Smolensk is noted for its electronics, textiles, food processing, and diamond faceting industries.
Images for kids
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St. Michael's Church (Svirskaya) was built in 1180–1197.
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Capitulation of Russian garrison of Smolensk before Władysław IV of Poland in 1634
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Uspensky Cathedral
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Eagles monument in Smolensk, commemorating the centenary of the Russian victory over Napoleon
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View of Smolensk in 1912. Early colour photograph by Sergei Prokudin-Gorskii
