Turtle is a village in the Khislavichi district of the Smolensk region of Russia . It is part of the Vladimirovsky rural settlement. The population is 17 inhabitants ( 2007 ).
| Village | |
| The Tortoise | |
|---|---|
| A country |  Russia |
| Subject of the federation | Smolensk region |
| Municipal District | Khislavichsky |
| Rural settlement | Vladimirovskoe |
| History and Geography | |
| Area | 0.25 km² |
| Climate type | moderately continental |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | 17 people ( 2007 ) |
| Nationalities | Russians |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +7 48140 |
| Postcode | 216623 |
| OKATO Code | 66252805007 |
| OKTMO Code | |
It is located in the southwestern part of the region, 2 km east of Khislavichi , 28 km west of the A141 Orel - Vitebsk highway, on the banks of the Sozh River and the Krasnaya River flowing into it. 29 km east of the village is the Stodolische railway station on the Smolensk - Roslavl line .
History
During the Great Patriotic War, the village was occupied by Nazi troops in July 1941 , liberated in September 1943 . [one]