Svishchevo is a village in the Gagarinsky district of the Smolensk region of Russia . It is part of the Ashkovsky rural settlement.
| Village | |
| Fistulous | |
|---|---|
| A country |  Russia |
| Subject of the federation | Smolensk region |
| Municipal district | Gagarinsky |
| Rural settlement | Ashkovskoe |
| History and geography | |
| Climate type | moderate continental |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +7 48135 |
| Postcode | 215039 |
| OKATO code | 66208860016 |
| OKTMO code | |
Located in the northeastern part of the region, 4 km west of Gagarin , 8 km north of the Belarus highway M1 , on the banks of the Ovsyanka River. The railway station Gagarin on the Moscow - Minsk line is located 5 km east of the village.
History
During the Great Patriotic War, the village was occupied by Nazi troops in October 1941 , liberated in March 1943 . [one]