Pochep, Bryansk Oblast

Pochep (English)
Почеп (Russian)
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Location of Bryansk Oblast in Russia
Pochep
Location of Pochep in Bryansk Oblast
Coordinates: 52°56′N 33°27′E / 52.933°N 33.450°ECoordinates: 52°56′N 33°27′E / 52.933°N 33.450°E
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of November 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Bryansk Oblast[1]
Administrative district Pochepsky District[2]
Urban Administrative Okrug Pochepsky[2]
Administrative center of Pochepsky District,[1] Pochepsky Urban Administrative Okrug[2]
Municipal status (as of February 2014)
Municipal district Pochepsky Municipal District[3]
Urban settlement Pochepskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Administrative center of Pochepsky Municipal District,[3] Pochepskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 17,161 inhabitants[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
First mentioned 15th century
Postal code(s)[6] 243400, 243402, 243449
Dialing code(s) +7 48345
Official website
Pochep on WikiCommons

Pochep (Russian: По́чеп) is a town and the administrative center of Pochepsky District in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, located 84 kilometers (52 mi) southwest of Bryansk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 17,161(2010 Census);[4] 17,064(2002 Census);[7] 16,868(1989 Census).[8]

History

The origin of Pochep is unknown but it was mentioned in the 15th century as an important town of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It fell into the hands of the Grand Duchy of Moscow in 1503 and remained of little significance until 1709, when Hetman Ivan Skoropadsky made a grant of it to Alexander Menshikov. The latter founded the fort of Alexandropolis in the vicinity and launched manufacture of sails for Russian ships in Pochep.

The industry declined following Menshikov's downfall and the town stagnated until 1750, when it passed to another Hetman, Kirill Razumovsky, who planned to build his summer residence there. The only monument to these plans is the Resurrection Church, built in the 1750s to a confident Baroque design and often attributed to Antonio Rinaldi.

Resurrection Church in Pochep

During World War II, Pochep was occupied by the German Army from August 22, 1941 to September 21, 1943.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pochep serves as the administrative center of Pochepsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Pochepsky District as Pochepsky Urban Administrative Okrug.[2] As a municipal division, Pochepsky Urban Administrative Okrug is incorporated within Pochepsky Municipal District as Pochepskoye Urban Settlement.[3]

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Law #13-Z
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Law #69-Z
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Law #3-Z
  4. 4.0 4.1 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  7. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года[All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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