Fatezh

Town in Kursk Oblast, Russia

Fatezh Фатеж
Town^[1]
A street in Fatezh
Coat of arms
Location of Fatezh
52°06′N 35°51′E / 52.100°N 35.850°E / 52.100; 35.850
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kursk Oblast^[1]
Administrative district	Fatezhsky District^[1]
Town of district significance	Fatezh^[1]
Founded	17th century
Town status since	1779
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Population (2010 Census)^[2]
• Total	5,404
• Estimate (2018)^[3]	5,951 (+10.1%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Fatezhsky District,^[1] town of district significance of Fatezh^[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Fatezhsky Municipal District^[4]
• Urban settlement	Fatezh Urban Settlement^[4]
• Capital of	Fatezhsky Municipal District,^[4] Fatezh Urban Settlement^[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK ^[5])
Postal code(s)^[6]	307100, 307139
OKTMO ID	38644101001

Fatezh (Russian: Фате́ж) is a town and the administrative center of Fatezhsky District in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located on the Usozha River 45 kilometers (28 mi) north of Kursk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 4,691 (2021 Census);^[7] 5,404 (2010 Census);^[2] 5,710 (2002 Census);^[8] 5,712 (1989 Census).^[9] 4,959 (1897).^[10]

History and etymology

It was founded as a village in the 17th century and granted town status in 1779.^[11] Fatezh took its name from a local stream; the etymology is uncertain, but it may be based on the given names Foty or Iosafat in diminutive form (place names in -ezh are common in the region).^[12] During World War II, Fatezh was occupied by German troops from October 22, 1941 to February 7, 1943.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Fatezh serves as the administrative center of Fatezhsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Fatezhsky District as the town of district significance of Fatezh.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Fatezh is incorporated within Fatezhsky Municipal District as Fatezh Urban Settlement.^[4]

Literary references

In Vasily Narezhny's 1814 novel A Russian Gil Blas (Российский Жильблаз), the picaresque hero leaves his home village in Kursk Governorate to go to Moscow; after two weeks of traveling he reaches a magnificent city he is sure must be Moscow, but when he asks a passing policeman it turns out to be Fatezh.

Notable people

Fatezh is the birthplace of composer Georgy Sviridov.

References

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Resolution #489
^ ^a ^b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Law #60-ZKO
^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [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).
^ 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.
^ Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, s.v.
^ https://eng.russia.travel/places/59237/
^ Е. М. Поспелов. "Географические названия мира".Москва, 1998, p. 438.

Sources

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.).
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.).