Dorogobuzh
Town in Smolensk Oblast, Russia
title: "Dorogobuzh" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-smolensk-oblast", "populated-places-on-the-dnieper-in-russia"] description: "Town in Smolensk Oblast, Russia" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorogobuzh" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Town in Smolensk Oblast, Russia ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Russian town"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| en_name | Dorogobuzh |
| ru_name | Дорогобуж |
| image_skyline | Dorogobuzh View of Dnieper.jpg |
| image_caption | View of Dorogobuzh. The Dnieper River can be seen in the background. |
| coordinates | |
| map_label_position | right |
| image_coa | Dorogobuzh COA (Smolensk Governorate) (1780).png |
| federal_subject | Smolensk Oblast |
| federal_subject_ref | |
| adm_district_jur | Dorogobuzhsky District |
| adm_district_jur_ref | |
| adm_selsoviet_jur | Dorogobuzhskoye |
| adm_selsoviet_type | Urban settlement |
| adm_selsoviet_jur_ref | |
| adm_ctr_of1 | Dorogobuzhsky District |
| adm_ctr_of1_ref | |
| adm_ctr_of2 | Dorogobuzhskoye Urban Settlement |
| adm_ctr_of2_ref | |
| inhabloc_cat | Town |
| inhabloc_cat_ref | |
| mun_district_jur | Dorogobuzhsky Municipal District |
| mun_district_jur_ref | |
| urban_settlement_jur | Dorogobuzhskoye Urban Settlement |
| urban_settlement_jur_ref | |
| mun_admctr_of1 | Dorogobuzhsky Municipal District |
| mun_admctr_of1_ref | |
| mun_admctr_of2 | Dorogobuzhskoye Urban Settlement |
| mun_admctr_of2_ref | |
| area_km2 | 35.15 |
| area_km2_ref | |
| pop_2010census | 10720 |
| pop_2010census_ref | |
| established_date | 1150 |
| established_title | First mentioned |
| postal_codes | 215710, 215713 |
| website | https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152735/http://admin.smolensk.ru/~dorogob/g_dor.html |
| :: |
|en_name=Dorogobuzh |ru_name=Дорогобуж |image_skyline=Dorogobuzh View of Dnieper.jpg |image_caption=View of Dorogobuzh. The Dnieper River can be seen in the background. |coordinates = |map_label_position=right |image_coa=Dorogobuzh COA (Smolensk Governorate) (1780).png |coa_caption= |federal_subject=Smolensk Oblast |federal_subject_ref= |adm_district_jur=Dorogobuzhsky District |adm_district_jur_ref= |adm_selsoviet_jur=Dorogobuzhskoye |adm_selsoviet_type=Urban settlement |adm_selsoviet_jur_ref= |adm_ctr_of1=Dorogobuzhsky District |adm_ctr_of1_ref= |adm_ctr_of2=Dorogobuzhskoye Urban Settlement |adm_ctr_of2_ref= |inhabloc_cat=Town |inhabloc_cat_ref= |inhabloc_type= |inhabloc_type_ref= |mun_district_jur=Dorogobuzhsky Municipal District |mun_district_jur_ref= |urban_settlement_jur=Dorogobuzhskoye Urban Settlement |urban_settlement_jur_ref= |mun_admctr_of1=Dorogobuzhsky Municipal District |mun_admctr_of1_ref= |mun_admctr_of2=Dorogobuzhskoye Urban Settlement |mun_admctr_of2_ref= |leader_title= |leader_title_ref= |leader_name= |leader_name_ref= |representative_body= |representative_body_ref= |area_km2=35.15 |area_km2_ref= |pop_2010census=10720 |pop_2010census_ref= |pop_latest= |pop_latest_date= |pop_latest_ref= |established_date=1150 |established_title=First mentioned |established_date_ref= |current_cat_date= |current_cat_date_ref= |postal_codes=215710, 215713 |dialing_codes= |dialing_codes_ref= |website=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714152735/http://admin.smolensk.ru/~dorogob/g_dor.html Dorogobuzh (; Belarusian: Дарагабуж) is a historic town and the administrative center of Dorogobuzhsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, straddling the Dnieper River and located 125 km east of Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
History
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Dorogobuzh.jpg" caption="Pre-1917 view of the [[Dnieper River]] in Dorogobuzh"] ::
First mentioned in 1150, it was established as a fortress defending eastern approaches to Smolensk. It was located in the Principality of Smolensk, which in 1404 became part of Lithuania. It passed to the Grand Duchy of Moscow after the Battle of Vedrosha in 1500. In 1508, Vasily III sent Italian masters to build a wooden fort there.
During the Time of Troubles, Dorogobuzh passed between Lithuania and various Muscovite factions several times, In 1667, it passed to Russia.
During the Napoleonic Wars, it was captured by French troops in August 1812, and re-captured by Russia in October 1812. In the late 19th century, the town held an annual fair for grain, horses and cattle.
Dorogobuzh was occupied by the German Army during World War II first from October 5, 1941 to February 15, 1942 (when it was liberated by three partisan detachments and some Soviet troops), then again from June 7, 1942 to September 1, 1943. From 1941 to 1943, the Germans operated a forced labour camp in the town, and in April-May 1942 also the Dulag 184 prisoner-of-war camp.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dorogobuzh serves as the administrative center of Dorogobuzhsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Dorogobuzhsky District as Dorogobuzhskoye Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Dorogobuzhsky Municipal District.
Geography
Climate
Dorogobuzh has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb in the Köppen climate classification).
|location = Dorogobuzh |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan high C = -4.7 |Feb high C = -3.9 |Mar high C = 1.6 |Apr high C = 10.7 |May high C = 17.2 |Jun high C = 20.3 |Jul high C = 23 |Aug high C = 21.4 |Sep high C = 15.7 |Oct high C = 8.4 |Nov high C = 2.2 |Dec high C = -1.9 |year high C = |Jan mean C = -6.8 |Feb mean C = -6.4 |Mar mean C = -1.7 |Apr mean C = 6.3 |May mean C = 13 |Jun mean C = 16.5 |Jul mean C = 19.2 |Aug mean C = 17.6 |Sep mean C = 12.2 |Oct mean C = 5.8 |Nov mean C = 0.4 |Dec mean C = -3.7 |year mean C = |Jan low C = -9.2 |Feb low C = -9.3 |Mar low C = -5.4 |Apr low C = 1.2 |May low C = 7.7 |Jun low C = 11.7 |Jul low C = 14.6 |Aug low C = 13.3 |Sep low C = 8.4 |Oct low C = 3.2 |Nov low C = -1.5 |Dec low C = -5.8 |year low C = |Jan precipitation mm = 51 |Feb precipitation mm = 45 |Mar precipitation mm = 44 |Apr precipitation mm = 45 |May precipitation mm = 76 |Jun precipitation mm = 83 |Jul precipitation mm = 91 |Aug precipitation mm = 80 |Sep precipitation mm = 65 |Oct precipitation mm = 69 |Nov precipitation mm = 55 |Dec precipitation mm = 50 |year precipitation = |date=May 2021|source=https://en.climate-data.org/asia/russian-federation/smolensk-oblast/dorogobuzh-32859/}}
References
Notes
Sources
References
- {{OKTMO reference. 66 614 101
- . (1881). "Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom II".
- "Zivilarbeitslager Dorogobuž".
- (2022). "The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV". Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
- Resolution #261
- Law #107-z
::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::