Rudnya, Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Rudnya.
Rudnya (English)
Рудня (Russian)
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Katyusha monument

Location of Smolensk Oblast in Russia
Rudnya
Location of Rudnya in Smolensk Oblast
Coordinates: 54°57′N 31°06′E / 54.950°N 31.100°E / 54.950; 31.100Coordinates: 54°57′N 31°06′E / 54.950°N 31.100°E / 54.950; 31.100
Administrative status (as of February 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Smolensk Oblast[1]
Administrative district Rudnyansky District[1]
Urban settlement Rudnyanskoye[1]
Administrative center of Rudnyansky District,[1] Rudnyanskoye Urban Settlement[1]
Municipal status (as of November 2011)
Municipal district Rudnyansky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Rudnyanskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Rudnyansky Municipal District,[2] Rudnyanskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Statistics
Area (urban settlement) (February 2014) 14.99 km2 (5.79 sq mi)[1]
Population (2010 Census) 10,030 inhabitants[4]
Density 669/km2 (1,730/sq mi)[5]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[6]
First mentioned 1363
Town status since 1926
Previous names Rodnya
Postal code(s)[7] 216790, 216799
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Rudnya (Russian: Ру́дня, Polish: Rudnia) is a town and the administrative center of Rudnyansky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Malaya Berezina River (Dnieper's basin) 68 kilometers (42 mi) northwest of Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 10,030(2010 Census);[4] 9,853(2002 Census);[8] 11,032(1989 Census).[9]

History

Historical affiliations

Poland–Lithuania late 14th cent.–1569
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569–1772
 Russian Empire 1772–1917
Russia Russian Republic 1917
Soviet Russia 1917–1922
 Soviet Union 1922–1991
 Russian Federation 1991–present

It was first mentioned in 1363 as Rodnya. During Polish rule it was part of the Vitebsk Voivodeship. It was granted town status in 1926.

Rudnya is known as the maiden battle target of the famous Soviet multiple rocket launchers Katyusha. On July 14, 1941, an experimental artillery battery of seven launchers was first used in battle at Rudnya, under the command of Captain Ivan Flyorov, destroying a concentration of German troops with tanks, armored vehicles, and trucks at the marketplace, causing massive German Army casualties and its retreat from the town in panic.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Rudnya serves as the administrative center of Rudnyansky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Rudnyansky District as Rudnyanskoye Urban Settlement.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Rudnyansky Municipal District.[2]

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Resolution #261
  2. 1 2 3 4 Law #76-z
  3. Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 66 638 101». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 66 638 101. ).
  4. 1 2 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. The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  6. 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.).
  7. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  8. 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.
  9. 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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