Country Russia Population (2010 Census) 11,852 inhabitants | Federal subject Smolensk Oblast | |
Municipal district Kardymovsky Municipal District Urban settlement Kardymovsky Urban Settlement Administrative center of Kardymovsky Municipal District, Kardymovsky Urban Settlement | ||
Kardymovo (Russian: Кардымово) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of Kardymovsky District.
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Map of Kardymovo, Smolensky, Russia, 215850
Geography
The town is located on the railway Smolensk-Moscow, 28 km north-east of Smolensk. Through the settlement flows the Khmost River, a tributary of the Dnieper.
History
Kardymovo the first time mentioned in the list of populated areas for the year 1859. In 1979 the settlement was granted urban-type settlement status.
In 2009 part of the village. Kardymovo was included in the boundaries of the village Pischulino (Russian: Пищулино) in Berezkinsky Rural Okrug.
Landmarks
Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother is located in the settlement as well as the Kardymovsky District Local History Museum The museum exhibition devoted to the history Kardymovsky District and talks about the monuments of archeology, old Smolensk road, the War of 1812, Battle of Smolensk in 1941, the occupation area of 1941-1943, partisan and underground struggle in the region and the 312th Infantry Division that liberated Kardymovo. The museum has an interesting exhibition on the ethnography of the area. Here are the household items and tools, clothing and other stuff.