High Hill - a village in the Smolensk region of the Smolensk region of Russia . It is part of the Katyn rural settlement. The population is 193 inhabitants ( 2007 ).
| Village | |
| High hill | |
|---|---|
| A country |  Russia |
| Subject of the federation | Smolensk region |
| Municipal District | Smolensky |
| Rural settlement | Katyn |
| History and Geography | |
| Area | 4.95 km² |
| Climate type | moderately continental |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 193 people ( 2007 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +7 481 |
| Postcode | 214528 |
| OKATO Code | 66244836018 |
| OKTMO Code | |
It is located in the western part of the region 36 km west of Smolensk , 4 km south of the M1 Belarus highway, on the banks of the Gusinka River. 6 km northwest of the village is the Gusino railway station on the Moscow - Minsk line .
History
During the Great Patriotic War, the village was occupied by Nazi troops in July 1941 , liberated in September 1943 [1] .