Country Russia Population (2010 Census) 8,015 inhabitants | Federal subject Bryansk Oblast | |
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Municipal district Dubrovsky Municipal District Urban settlement Dubrovsky Urban Settlement Administrative center of Dubrovsky Municipal District, Dubrovsky Urban Settlement | ||
Dubrovka (Russian: Дубровка) is a settlement in Bryansk Oblast, Russia.
The town is located on Sesche on the river, a tributary of the Desna River. Railway station is located on the Bryansk-Smolensk line, 81 kilometers north-west of Bryansk.
History
The settlement was founded in 1868 in connection with the construction of the Oryol-Vitebsk railroad (the station was named after a nearby village). In the 1880s there were industries including distillery, sawmill, mills, churns. In 1912, twine factory was built.
In 1929 it became the district center and in 1931 it was granted an urban-type settlement status.
In 2012 the town's status was demoted to 'settlement'.
References
Dubrovka, Dubrovsky Settlement Administrative Okrug, Dubrovsky District, Bryansk Oblast Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA