Chapley is a village in the Velizh district of the Smolensk region of Russia . It is part of the Pogorelsky rural settlement. The population is 192 inhabitants ( 2007 ).
| Village | |
| Ash | |
|---|---|
| A country |  Russia |
| Subject of the federation | Smolensk region |
| Municipal District | Velizh |
| Rural settlement | Pogorelskoe |
| History and Geography | |
| Area | 0.65 km² |
| Climate type | moderately continental |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 192 people ( 2007 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +7 48132 |
| Postcode | 216290 |
| OKATO Code | 66203850010 |
| OKTMO Code | |
It is located in the northwestern part of the region 19 km east of Velizh , 4 km east of the P133 Smolensk - Nevel highway, on the shore of Lake Chapli . 75 km south of the village is the Golynka railway station on the Smolensk - Vitebsk line .
History
During the Great Patriotic War, the village was occupied by Nazi troops in July 1941 , liberated in September 1943 . [one]