Imeni Karla Libknekhta, Kursk Oblast

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For other places with the same name, see Imeni Karla Libknekhta.

Imeni Karla Libknekhta (Russian: имени Карла Либкнехта) is an urban locality (a work settlement) in Kurchatovsky District of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Seym River. Population: 7,682 (2010 Census);[1] 8,216 (2002 Census);[2] 9,833 (1989 Census).[3]

History

Karl Liebknecht, after whom the settlement is named

The village of Peny (Пены) was settled four hundred years ago on the banks of the Penk River. In 1930, it was granted urban-type settlement status and named after Karl Liebknecht, a German Communist.

Economy

There is a sugar mill, a machine-building factory, a railway station and an important railway line linking Kursk with Ukraine.

References

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This article includes content derived from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978, which is partially in the public domain.

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