Surazh
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Surazh is a town and the administrative center of Surazhsky District
, Bryansk Oblast
, Russia
, located on the Iput River
177 kilometres (110 mi) southwest of Bryansk
. Population: 1,599 (1897).
It was first mentioned in the 17th century as the village of Surazhichi ; later as a sloboda
. Since 1781 it has been known as the town of Surazh-na-Iputi , and since 1797—as simply Surazh.
Surazhsky District
Surazhsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 27 in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. Its administrative center is the town of Surazh. Population: 27,223 ; Population of Surazh accounts for 47.3% of the district's population....
, Bryansk Oblast
Bryansk Oblast
Bryansk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Bryansk. Population: 1,278,087 .-History:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Iput River
Iput River
The Iput River is a river in Mahilyow and Homyel Voblasts in Belarus and Smolensk and Bryansk Oblasts in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Sozh River. The length of the Iput River is 437 km. The area of its basin is 10,900 km². It freezes up in late November and stays icebound until...
177 kilometres (110 mi) southwest of Bryansk
Bryansk
Bryansk is a city and the administrative center of Bryansk Oblast, Russia, located southwest of Moscow. Population: -History:The first written mention of Bryansk was in 1146, in the Hypatian Codex, as Debryansk...
. Population: 1,599 (1897).
It was first mentioned in the 17th century as the village of Surazhichi ; later as a sloboda
Sloboda
Sloboda was a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. The name is derived from the early Slavic word for "freedom" and may be vaguely translated as "free settlement"....
. Since 1781 it has been known as the town of Surazh-na-Iputi , and since 1797—as simply Surazh.