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Konyshevka (Russian: Конышёвка) is an urban-type settlement, the administrative center of Konyshyovsky District in Kursk Oblast, Russia. The population was 3748 at the 2010 census.
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Map of Konyshevka, Kurskaya Oblast, Russia, 307620
History
Konyshevka was first mentioned in the 19th century as the village on Dmitriyev to Lgov route. In 1891 the Moscow Railway was extended to that point. One version of the origin of the name Konyshevka (Конышёвка) is from Turkic Avar word "коныш" (konysh), that means "stop".
Konyshevka as the town was founded in 1910 and had received the status of an urban-type settlement in 1968.
Demographics
Note: Census data
Economy
Konyshevka has a granary, a combine fodder factory, a brick factory, an asphalt factory, a creamery, a food factory, a meat processing factory, and a pig farm.
Culture
There are different entertainment and educational organizations in town: museum of local lore, public library, children's art school. The available newspaper is "Трибуна" ("Tribune").