Fatezh
Town in Kursk Oblast, Russia
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::summary Town in Kursk Oblast, Russia ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Russian town"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| en_name | Fatezh |
| ru_name | Фатеж |
| image_skyline | Fatezz2.jpg |
| image_caption | A street in Fatezh |
| coordinates | |
| map_label_position | right |
| image_coa | Fatezh COA (Kursk Governorate) (1780).png |
| federal_subject | Kursk Oblast |
| federal_subject_ref | |
| adm_district_jur | Fatezhsky District |
| adm_district_jur_ref | |
| adm_selsoviet_jur | Fatezh |
| adm_selsoviet_type | Town of district significance |
| adm_selsoviet_jur_ref | |
| adm_ctr_of1 | Fatezhsky District |
| adm_ctr_of1_ref | |
| adm_ctr_of2 | town of district significance of Fatezh |
| adm_ctr_of2_ref | |
| inhabloc_cat | Town |
| inhabloc_cat_ref | |
| mun_district_jur | Fatezhsky Municipal District |
| mun_district_jur_ref | |
| urban_settlement_jur | Fatezh Urban Settlement |
| urban_settlement_jur_ref | |
| mun_admctr_of1 | Fatezhsky Municipal District |
| mun_admctr_of1_ref | |
| mun_admctr_of2 | Fatezh Urban Settlement |
| mun_admctr_of2_ref | |
| pop_2010census | 5404 |
| pop_2010census_ref | |
| established_date | 17th century |
| current_cat_date | 1779 |
| postal_codes | 307100, 307139 |
| :: |
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History and etymology
It was founded as a village in the 17th century and granted town status in 1779. 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). 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. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Fatezhsky District as the town of district significance of Fatezh. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Fatezh is incorporated within Fatezhsky Municipal District as Fatezh Urban Settlement.
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 people
Fatezh is the birthplace of composer Georgy Sviridov.
References
Notes
Sources
References
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
- [[Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary]], [[s.v.]]
- https://eng.russia.travel/places/59237/ {{Bare URL inline. (August 2025{{dead link). (November 2025)
- Е. М. Поспелов. "Географические названия мира".Москва, 1998, p. 438.
- Resolution #489
- Law #60-ZKO
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