Sliznevo

Sliznevo is a hamlet in Smolensk Oblast, Central Russia and has about 11 residents. Sliznevo is situated nearby to the locality Lugovtsy, as well as near the hamlet Teleshi.

Type: Hamlet with 11 residents
Description: human settlement in Smolensky District, Smolensk Oblast‘, Smolensk Oblast, Russia
Also known as: “Sliznëvo” and “деревня Слизнево”
Address: Михновское сельское поселение, Смоленский район

Places of Interest

Highlights include Memorial Katyn.

Memorial Katyn

Memorial

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Katyn war cemetery is a Polish military cemetery located in Katyn, a small village 22 kilometres away from Smolensk, Russia, on the road to Vitebsk. It contains the remnants of 4,412 Polish officers of the Kozelsk prisoner of war camp, who were murdered in 1940 in what is called the Katyn massacre. Memorial Katyn is situated 3 km north of Sliznevo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gnyozdovo and Katyn.

Gnyozdovo

Village

Gnyozdovo is a village in Smolensky District, Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Dnieper River twelve kilometers downstream from Smolensk, in the proximity of Katyn. Gnyozdovo is situated 6 km northeast of Sliznevo.

Katyn

Village

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Katyn is a rural locality in Smolensky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located approximately 20 kilometers to the west of Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. The village had a population of 1,737 in 2007. Katyn is situated 8 km west of Sliznevo.