Kozelsk

Kozelsk
Козельск
Saint Nicholas church
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Kozelsk
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Kozelsk
Kozelsk (European Russia)
Kozelsk
Kozelsk (Russia)
Coordinates: 54°02′07″N 35°46′36″E / 54.03528°N 35.77667°E / 54.03528; 35.77667
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKaluga Oblast
Administrative districtKozelsky District
First mentioned1146
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 • Total
18,245
 • Estimate 
(2023)
16,603 (−9%)
 • Capital ofKozelsky District
 • Municipal districtKozelsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementKozelsk Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofKozelsky Municipal District, Kozelsk Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal codes
249720, 249722, 249723, 249725, 249739
Dialing code+7 48442
OKTMO ID29616101001
Websitekozelsk-adm.ru

Kozelsk (Russian: Козе́льск) is a town and the administrative center of Kozelsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Zhizdra River (a tributary of the Oka), 72 kilometers (45 mi) southwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 16,759 (2021 census); 18,245 (2010 census); 19,907 (2002 census); 19,735 (1989 Soviet census).