Yelnya

town and administrative center of Yelninsky District of Smolensk Oblast in central Russia

Key facts

Country: Russia
Federal subject: Smolensk Oblast
Administrative district: Yelninsky District
Urban settlement selsoviet: Yelninskoye
Total: 97.94 km (37.81 sq mi)
Elevation: 230 m (750 ft)
Estimate 2024: 7,911 ( −21.6% )
Density: 103.1/km (267.0/sq mi)
Capital of: Yelninsky District, Yelninskoye Urban Settlement
Municipal district: Yelninsky Municipal District
Urban settlement: Yelninskoye Urban Settlement
Time zone: UTC+3 ( MSK )
Dialing code: +7 48146

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Ельня
Population: 7911
Area: 15
Elevation: 230
Image: Yelnya railway station 2.jpg
Dialing code: 48146

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postal code: 216330
Commons category: Yelnya
time of earliest written record: 1150-00-00
inception: 1150-00-00
native label: Ельня

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Yelnya (Russian: Е́льня) is a town and the administrative center of Yelninsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Desna River, 82 kilometers (51 mi) from Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. The population was 10,095 (2010 census); 10,798 (2002 census); 9,868 (1989 Soviet census).

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