Fatezh
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kursk Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Fatezhsky District[1] |
| Town of district significance | Fatezh[1] |
| Administrative center of | Fatezhsky District,[1] town of district significance of Fatezh[1] |
| Municipal status (as of December 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Fatezhsky Municipal District[2] |
| Urban settlement | Fatezh Urban Settlement[2] |
| Administrative center of | Fatezhsky Municipal District,[2] Fatezh Urban Settlement[2] |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 5,404 inhabitants[3] |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00)[4] |
| Founded | 17th century[citation needed] |
| Town status since | 1779[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 307100, 307139 |
| [[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Fatezh]] on Wikimedia Commons | |
Fatezh (Russian: Фате́ж) is a town and the administrative center of Fatezhsky District in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located on the Usozha River 45 kilometers (28 mi) north of Kursk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 5,404 (2010 Census);[3] 5,710 (2002 Census);[6] 5,712 (1989 Census);[7] 4,959 (1897).[8]
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History and etymology
It was founded as a village in the 17th century and granted town status in 1779.[citation needed] Fatezh took its name from a local stream; the etymology is uncertain, but it may be based on the given names Foty or Iosafat in diminutive form (place names in -ezh are common in the region).[9] During World War II, Fatezh was occupied by German troops from October 22, 1941 to February 7, 1943.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Fatezh serves as the administrative center of Fatezhsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Fatezhsky District as the town of district significance of Fatezh.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Fatezh is incorporated within Fatezhsky Municipal District as Fatezh Urban Settlement.[2]
Literary references
In Vasily Narezhny's 1814 novel A Russian Gil Blas (Российский Жильблаз), the picaresque hero leaves his home village in Kursk Governorate to go to Moscow; after two weeks of traveling he reaches a magnificent city he is sure must be Moscow, but when he asks a passing policeman it turns out to be Fatezh.
Notable residents
Fatezh is the birthplace of composer Georgy Sviridov.
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Resolution #489
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Law #60-ZKO
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 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.).
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
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- ↑ Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, s.v.
- ↑ Е. М. Поспелов. "Географические названия мира".Москва, 1998, p. 438.
Sources
- Губернатор Курской области. Постановление №489 от 6 ноября 2008 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц населённых пунктов Курской области», в ред. Постановления №26-пг от 29 января 2013 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Постановление Губернатора Курской области от 06.11.2008 №489 "Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц населённых пунктов Курской области"». Вступил в силу 6 ноября 2008 г. (Governor of Kursk Oblast. Resolution #489 of November 6, 2008 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Inhabited Localities of Kursk Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #26-pg of January 29, 2013 On Amending and Supplementing Resolution #489 of the Governor of Kursk Oblast of November 6, 2008 "On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Inhabited Localities of Kursk Oblast". Effective as of November 6, 2008.).
- Курская областная Дума. Закон №60-ЗКО от 1 декабря 2004 г. «О границах муниципальных образований Курской области», в ред. Закона №127-ЗКО от 17 декабря 2012 г. «О внесении дополнения в статью 1 Закона Курской области "О границах муниципальных образований Курской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Курская правда", №248, 18 декабря 2004 г. (Kursk Oblast Duma. Law #60-ZKO of December 1, 2004 On the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Kursk Oblast, as amended by the Law #127-ZKO of December 17, 2012 On Amending Article 1 of the Law of Kursk Oblast "On the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Kursk Oblast". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
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