 | ||
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); 8,216 (2002 Census); 9,833 (1989 Census).
Contents
Map of Imeni Karla Libknekhta, Kurskaya Oblast, Russia, 307240
History
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
Imeni Karla Libknekhta, Kursk Oblast Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA