Pochep
Почеп
Town[1]
Coat of arms of Pochep
Coat of arms
Location of Pochep
Map
Pochep is located in Russia
Pochep
Pochep
Location of Pochep
Pochep is located in Bryansk Oblast
Pochep
Pochep
Pochep (Bryansk Oblast)
Coordinates: 52°56′N 33°27′E / 52.933°N 33.450°E / 52.933; 33.450
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBryansk Oblast[1]
Administrative districtPochepsky District[2]
Urban Administrative OkrugPochepsky[2]
First mentioned15th century
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total17,161
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
16,687 (−2.8%)
 • Capital ofPochepsky District,[1] Pochepsky Urban Administrative Okrug[2]
 • Municipal districtPochepsky Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementPochepskoye Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofPochepsky Municipal District,[5] Pochepskoye Urban Settlement[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
243400, 243402, 243449
Dialing code(s)+7 48345
OKTMO ID15644101001
Websitewww.admgorodpoc.ru

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: 14,991 (2021 Census);[8] 17,161 (2010 Census);[3] 17,064 (2002 Census);[9] 16,868 (1989 Census).[10]

History

Historical affiliations

Poland–Lithuania 15th cent.–1503
Grand Duchy of Moscow 1503–1547
Tsardom of Russia 1547–1618
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1618–1667
Tsardom of Russia 1667–1721
 Russian Empire 1721–1917
Ukrainian People's Republic Ukrainian People's Republic 1917-1918
Soviet Russia 1918–1922
 Soviet Union 1922–1991
 Russian Federation 1991–present

The origin of Pochep is unknown but it was mentioned in the 15th century as an important town of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.[citation needed] It fell into the hands of the Grand Duchy of Moscow in 1503. Pochep was returned to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth under the terms of the Truce of Deulino. It was part of the Smolensk Voivodeship. Pochep 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.[citation needed]

Resurrection Church in Pochep

During World War II, Pochep was occupied by the German Army from August 22, 1941 to September 21, 1943. According to the Soviet archives, 1,875 Jews, including men, women, and children, were murdered during the Holocaust, mainly in the shootings of March 1942.[11]

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.[5]

Notable people

See also

Vialky

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Law #13-Z
  2. ^ a b c d Law #69-Z
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e Law #3-Z
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  9. ^ 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).
  10. ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  11. ^ "Yahad - in Unum".

Sources

External links

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