Afanaskovo is a village in the Smolensk region of Russia , in the Safonovsky district . The population is 1 resident ( 2007 ) [1] . It is located in the central part of the region, 14 km north of the city of Safonov , 16 km north of the Belarus highway M1 . 5 km east of the village, the Vadino railway station on the Durovo - Vladimirsky Tupik line . It is part of the Vadinsky rural settlement. The village is located on the territory of the Safonovsky State Zoological Reserve.
| Village | |
| Afanaskovo | |
|---|---|
| A country |  Russia |
| Subject of the federation | Smolensk region |
| Municipal District | Safonovsky district |
| Rural settlement | Vadinsky |
| History and Geography | |
| Area | 0.13 km² |
| Climate type | moderately continental |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 1 person ( 2007 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +7 48142 |
| Postcode | 215535 |
| OKATO Code | 66241817003 |
| OKTMO Code | |
History
During the Great Patriotic War, the village was occupied by Nazi troops in September 1941 , liberated in 1943 . In 1941, the headquarters of the 45th cavalry division [2] [3] was located in the village.
Notes
- ↑ Official portal of the authorities of the Safonovsky district administration Archived on February 22, 2012. (Russian) (Retrieved December 19, 2008)
- ↑ Collection of military orders of the Second World War
- ↑ Memoirs of Colonel General V. Belyavsky