Prokhachevo is a village in the Gagarinsky district of the Smolensk region of Russia . It is part of the Ashkovsky rural settlement.
| Village | |
| Prohachevo | |
|---|---|
| A country |  Russia |
| Subject of the federation | Smolensk region |
| Municipal District | Gagarinsky |
| Rural settlement | Ashkovskoe |
| History and Geography | |
| Climate type | temperate continental |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +7 48135 |
| Postcode | 215030 |
| OKATO Code | 66208860009 |
| OKTMO Code | |
It is located in the north-eastern part of the region, 6 km north of Gagarin , 14 km north of the M1 Belarus highway, on the banks of the Gzhat River. 8 km south of the village is the Gagarin 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]