Vezhnoye is a village in the Gagarinsky district of the Smolensk region of Russia . Part of Potapovsky rural settlement. Population - 24 inhabitants ( 2007 ).
| Village | |
| Vezhnoe | |
|---|---|
| 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 | 24 people ( 2007 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +7 48135 |
| Postcode | 215016 |
| OKATO code | 66208862004 |
| OKTMO code | |
Located in the northeastern part of the region, 10 km south-west of Gagarin , 5 km north of the M1 Belarus road, on the bank of the Toka River. 5 km north of the village is the Vasilisino railway station on the Moscow - Minsk line .
History
During the Great Patriotic War, the village was occupied by Nazi troops in October 1941 , liberated in March 1943 . [one]