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.

Coordinates: 54°25′N, 34°01′E