Smolensk

Smolensky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast and borders with Demidovsky District in the north, Dukhovshchinsky District in the northeast…

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dormition Cathedral in Smolensk and Smolensk railway station.

Dormition Cathedral in Smolensk

Church

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The Cathedral Church of the Dormition, dominating the city of Smolensk, Russia, from Cathedral Hill, has been the principal church of the Smolensk bishopric for 800 years.

Smolensk railway station

Railway station

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Smolensk railway station is the primary passenger railway station for the city of Smolensk in Russia, and an important stop along the Moscow–Brest Railway.

Nikolskaya Tower

Photo: Svetlov Artem, CC BY 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Smolensk and Новосельцы.

Smolensk

Photo: Николай Смолянкин, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, 360 kilometers west-southwest of Moscow. Population: 316,570 .