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Why visit Katyn'
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Weather in Katyn'
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About Katyn'
Katyn (Russian: Кáтынь [ˈkatɨnʲ]; Polish: Katyń [ˈkatɨɲ]) is a rural locality (a selo) in Smolensky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located approximately 20 kilometers (12 mi) to the west of Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. The village had a population of 1,737 in 2007.
From the Wikipedia article Katyn (rural locality) (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
Before World War I, Gnyozdovo with the Katyn Forest belonged to the Koźliński family. In the 19th century, Piotr Koźliński married Leokadia Lefftreu, the daughter of the director of the English railway construction company in Russia. Under the marriage articles Gniezdovo and Katyn became co-owned by the British.
From the History section of Katyn (rural locality) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Katyn'
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Getting there and nearby towns
Smolensk South Tikhvinka Airport (LNX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 24 km away.
- Smolensk 23 km east, about 23 min by car
- Golynki 22 km northwest, about 22 min by car
- Pechersk 24 km east, about 24 min by car
- Talashkino 34 km southeast, about 34 min by car
- Rudnya 43 km northwest, about 43 min by car
- Monastyrshchina 48 km south, about 48 min by car
- Kardymovo 49 km east, about 49 min by car
- Demidov 56 km north, about 56 min by car
- Yartsevo 72 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Przheval’skoye 82 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Trzy krzyze, Goku122 at Polish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vonlyarovo (01), Zelyoniy.anton, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Church of Saint Alexander Nevsky in Vonlyarovo, Zelyoniy.anton, CC BY-SA 4.0
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