The village of Flax Factory is a village in the Roslavl district of the Smolensk region of Russia . It is part of the Ekimovichi rural settlement. The population is 173 inhabitants ( 2007 ).
| Village | |
| Flax Mill | |
|---|---|
| A country |  Russia |
| Subject of the federation | Smolensk region |
| Municipal District | Roslavlsky |
| Rural settlement | Ekimovichskoe |
| History and Geography | |
| Square | 2.7 km² |
| Climate type | temperate continental |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 173 people ( 2007 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +7 48134 |
| Postcode | 216500 |
| OKATO Code | 66236830008 |
| OKTMO Code | |
It is located in the southern part of the region, 34 km north-east of Roslavl , 0.1 km south of the A101 Moscow-Warsaw highway (Old Polish or Warsaw), on the banks of the Desna River . 20 km south of the village is the railway station Schept ' on the Roslavl - Faience line .
History
During the Great Patriotic War, the village was occupied by Nazi troops in August 1941 , liberated in September 1943 . [one]