Smolensk
city and administrative center of Smolensk Oblast in central Russia
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Summary
Smolensk is a big city[1]. Smolensk draws 18,269 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #99 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Hero City of the Soviet Union[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Smolensk Oblast[4]
- Country: Russia[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Dnieper[6]
- Head of government: Новиков, Александр Александрович (политик)[7]
- Instance of: city/town in Russia[8], administrative divisions of Russia[9], capital city[10]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Leninsky District[11], Zadneprovsky District[12], Promyshlenny District[13]
- Flag: flag of Smolensk[14]
- Twinned administrative body: Hagen[15], Tulle[16], Colorado Springs[17], Kerch[18], Targovishte[19], Woodstock[20], Kaluga[21]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Smolensk[22]
- Postal code: 214000–214999[23]
- Commons category: Smolensk[24]
- Local dialing code: 4812[25]
- Inception: 863[26]
- Significant event: Magdeburg rights[27], Siege of Smolensk[28]
- Official website: https://www.smoladmin.ru/[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Smolensk[30]
- Commons gallery: Смоленск[31]
- Population: 328,906[32], 329,853[33], 330,025[34], 316,570[35], 312,896[36], 310,460[37]
- Time of earliest written record: 863[38]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[39], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[41], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[43], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[44], Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[45]
- Capital of: Smolensk Oblast[46], Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic[47], Smolensky District[48], Smolensk Governorate[49], Western Oblast[50], Principality of Smolensk[51], Western Commune[52], Smolensk Voivodeship[53]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Smolensk include Battle of Smolensk[54], a battle[55]; Smolensk South Airport[56], an airport[57], in Russia[58]; and 3213 Smolensk[59], an asteroid[60].
Why It Matters
Smolensk has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Smolensk is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for Smolensk include Battle of Smolensk[54], a battle[55]; Smolensk South Airport[56], an airport[57], in Russia[58]; and 3213 Smolensk[59], an asteroid[60].
FAQs
What awards did Smolensk receive?
Honors received include Hero City of the Soviet Union[3].