Sudzha

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Sudzha
Суджа
Town[1]
Central square in Sudzha
Flag of Sudzha
Coat of arms of Sudzha
Location of Sudzha
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Postal code(s)[6]
307800, 307801, 307839
OKTMO ID38640101001

Sudzha (

administrative center of Sudzhansky District in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located on the Sudzha and Olyoshnya Rivers 105 kilometers (65 mi) southwest of Kursk, the administrative center of the oblast. It has a population of 5,127 people.[7]

History

Sudzha was founded in 1664.[8] It was initially a town of the Sumy Regiment within Sloboda Ukraine, and was fortified with ramparts and a moat. In 1708 it was included within the Kiev Governorate, and in 1779 it became the seat of the Sudzhansky Uyezd. In 1870, the town proper had a population of 4,482 and the suburbs had a population of 5,624. In 1869, there were 393 craftsmen in the town, and in 1871 there were nine factories. In the late 19th century, the town hosted four annual fairs and two weekly markets.[9] According to the 1897 Russian Empire census, the town had a population of 7,433, of which 61.2% were Ukrainians, 37.2% were Russians, 1.2% were Jews and 0.3% were Poles.[10]

During World War II, Sudzha was occupied by German troops from October 18, 1941 to March 3, 1943.[citation needed]

After the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Sudzha became the last remaining point at which natural gas flowed from Russia to Europe through Ukraine after the 2022 Nord Stream pipeline sabotage.[11] On June 4, 2023, Russia said it shot down a Ukrainian drone over Sudzha.[12]

Government

Within the

municipal division, the town of district significance of Sudzha is incorporated within Sudzhansky Municipal District as Sudzha Urban Settlement.[4]

Demographics

The town's population has declined over the past few decades, from 7,487 in 1989[13] to 5,127 in 2021.[7]

Population history
Year 1897 1989 2002 2010 2021
Pop.7,433[10]7,487[13]7,045[14]6,036[2]5,127[7]
±% p.a.—    +0.01%−0.47%−1.91%−1.47%

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Губернатор Курской области. Постановление №489 от 6 ноября 2008 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц населённых пунктов Курской области», в ред. Постановления №26-пг от 29 января 2013 г. «О внесении изменений и дополнений в Постановление Губернатора Курской области от 06.11.2008 №489 "Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц населённых пунктов Курской области"». Вступил в силу 6 ноября 2008 г. (Governor of Kursk Oblast. Resolution #489 of November 6, 2008 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Inhabited Localities of Kursk Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #26-pg of January 29, 2013 On Amending and Supplementing Resolution #489 of the Governor of Kursk Oblast of November 6, 2008 "On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and Inhabited Localities of Kursk Oblast". Effective as of November 6, 2008.).
  2. ^
    Federal State Statistics Service
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  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Курская областная Дума. Закон №60-ЗКО от 1 декабря 2004 г. «О границах муниципальных образований Курской области», в ред. Закона №127-ЗКО от 17 декабря 2012 г. «О внесении дополнения в статью 1 Закона Курской области "О границах муниципальных образований Курской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Курская правда", №248, 18 декабря 2004 г. (Kursk Oblast Duma. Law #60-ZKO of December 1, 2004 On the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Kursk Oblast, as amended by the Law #127-ZKO of December 17, 2012 On Amending Article 1 of the Law of Kursk Oblast "On the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Kursk Oblast". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
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    Federal State Statistics Service
    .
  8. ^ Tankov, Anatoly Alekseyevich (1913). "Суджанскiй уѣздъ" [Sudzhansky Uyezd]. Историческая лѣтопись курскаго дворянства (in Russian). Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  9. ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XI (in Polish). Warszawa. 1890. p. 555.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. ^ a b "Sudzha district - the city of Sudzha". Demoscope Weekly. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  11. ^ "Russia reports explosion in pipeline supplying gas to Europe". December 20, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  12. ^ Kelly, Lidia (June 4, 2023). Mallard, William; Macfie, Nick; Craft, Diane (eds.). "Russia says shoots down Ukraine-launched drones over Crimea, Kursk". Reuters. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  13. ^ a b Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  14. [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).