Smolensk Oblast, Administrative division in western Russia.
Description
Smolensk Oblast is an administrative division in western Russia stretching between Moscow and Belarus, covering gentle hills, forested areas, and wide agricultural plains. The landscape shifts between mixed woodland, river valleys, and cultivated fields dotted with smaller settlements.
History
The administrative area was formally established in September 1937 during the Soviet period and saw German occupation from 1941 to 1943 in World War II. The postwar years brought rebuilding of towns and industrial development across the region.
Culture
Place names across the area carry Slavic roots that reflect centuries of settlement by Eastern European peoples. Orthodox churches with onion domes mark smaller towns and villages along the river valleys.
Practical
The main transport route runs along the M1 highway linking Moscow to Belarus and passing through several smaller towns. Travelers should note that many rural areas are accessed by unpaved roads and weather conditions can shift quickly.
Did you know?
Smolenskoye Poozerye National Park protects glacial lake landscapes formed during the last ice age. Visitors can spot traces of ice age formations along shoreline paths that shape the present terrain.
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Assumption Cathedral in Smolensk
64.9 km
Gnezdovo
75.6 km
Smolensk Kremlin
66.1 km
Katyn Forest
82 km
Katyn war cemetery
81.5 km
Ugra National Park
186.5 km
Holy Spirit Church
63.3 km
Национальный парк "Смоленское Поозерье"
89.3 km
Khmelita
72.3 km
Immaculate Conception Church, Smolensk
65.6 km
Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul on Gorodyanka
65.6 km
Statue of Tvardovsky and Terkin
65.6 km
Troitse-Boldin Monastery
34.3 km
Vyazemsky District
87.6 km
Desnogorsk Reservoir
89.7 km
Lopatinsky garden
66.2 km
Vazuza Reservoir
144.2 km
Monument "From the Grateful Russia to the Heroes of 1812"
65.8 km
Blonie garden
65.7 km
Sapsho
91.7 km
Memorial to the Battle of Smolensk
66 km
Aleksino
35.5 km
Sculpture of Deer
65.6 km
Farmhouse "Novospasskoe"
69.9 km
Yauza Reservoir
162.1 km
Valley of Glory
155.8 km
Church of Hodegetria
84.2 km
Borisoglebsky Monastery
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