Vasilisino is a station in the Gagarinsky district of the Smolensk region of Russia . Part of Potapovsky rural settlement. Population - 10 inhabitants ( 2007 ).
| Station | |
| Vasilisino | |
|---|---|
| A country |  Russia |
| Subject of the federation | Smolensk region |
| Municipal district | Gagarinsky |
| Rural settlement | Potapovskoe |
| History and geography | |
| Square | 0.2 km² |
| Climate type | moderate continental |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 10 people ( 2007 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +7 48135 |
| Postcode | 215016 |
| OKATO code | 66208862003 |
| OKTMO code | |
It is located in the northeastern part of the region, 8 km south-west of Gagarin , 10 km north of the M1 Belarus road. At 0.1 km to the south of the settlement, the Vasilisino railway station is located on the Moscow - Minsk line .
History
Named in honor of Vasilisa Kozhina , rural old-age and heroine of the Patriotic War of 1812. During the Great Patriotic War, the station was occupied by Nazi troops in October 1941 , liberated in March 1943 . [one]