Dorogobuzh

Dorogobuzh
Дорогобуж
View of Dorogobuzh. The Dnieper River can be seen in the background.
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Dorogobuzh
Location of Dorogobuzh
Dorogobuzh
Dorogobuzh (Smolensk Oblast)
Coordinates: 54°55′N 33°18′E / 54.917°N 33.300°E / 54.917; 33.300
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSmolensk Oblast
Administrative districtDorogobuzhsky District
Urban settlementSelsovietDorogobuzhskoye
First mentioned1150
Area
 • Total
35.15 km2 (13.57 sq mi)
Elevation
210 m (690 ft)
Population
 • Total
10,720
 • Estimate 
(2024)
9,086 (−15.2%)
 • Density305.0/km2 (789.9/sq mi)
 • Capital ofDorogobuzhsky District, Dorogobuzhskoye Urban Settlement
 • Municipal districtDorogobuzhsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementDorogobuzhskoye Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofDorogobuzhsky Municipal District, Dorogobuzhskoye Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal codes
215710, 215713
OKTMO ID66614101001
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20140714152735/http://admin.smolensk.ru/~dorogob/g_dor.html

Dorogobuzh (Russian: Дорогобуж; Belarusian: Дарагабуж) is a historic town and the administrative center of Dorogobuzhsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, straddling the Dnieper River and located 125 kilometers (78 mi) east of Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 10,720 (2010 census); 12,250 (2002 census); 12,254 (1989 Soviet census).