Spas-Demensk

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Spas-Demensk (Russian: Спас-Деме́нск) is a town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Demena River (an arm of the Ugra River) some 197 km west of Kaluga. Population: 5,100 (2005 est.); 5,296 (2002 Census).

Spas-Demensk was first mentioned in 1494 as a settlement of Demensk (Деме́нск). It received its present name in 1855 and was granted town status in 1917.

	Cities and towns in Kaluga Oblast
	Administrative center: Kaluga Balabanovo \| Borovsk \| Kirov \| Kondrovo \| Kozelsk \| Lyudinovo \| Maloyaroslavets \| Medyn \| Meshchovsk \| Mosalsk \| Obninsk \| Sosensky \| Spas-Demensk \| Sukhinichi \| Tarusa \| Yukhnov \| Zhizdra \| Zhukov