Smolensk

E134449
administrative territorial entity city

Smolensk is a historic city in western Russia near the Belarusian border, known for its strategic location and centuries-old fortifications.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Smolensk canonical 54
Smolensk city 1
city of Smolensk 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity ⓘ
city ⓘ
capitalOf Smolensk Oblast ⓘ
climate humid continental climate ⓘ
coordinateLocation 54.7817°N 32.0401°E ⓘ
country Russia ⓘ
firstMentioned 863 ⓘ
fortressWallBuiltInCentury 16th century ⓘ
foundedInCentury 9th century ⓘ
hasAirport Smolensk North Airport ⓘ
hasFortification Smolensk fortress wall ⓘ
hasIndustry engineering ⓘ
food processing ⓘ
textiles ⓘ
hasLandmark Assumption Cathedral in Smolensk ⓘ
Lopatinsky Garden ⓘ
Smolensk fortress wall ⓘ
surface form: Smolensk fortress wall towers
hasPopulation approximately 300000 ⓘ
hasUniversity Smolensk State University ⓘ
historicalAffiliation Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
Kyivan Rus ⓘ
surface form: Kievan Rus'

Russian Empire ⓘ
Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
historicalRegion Smolensk Oblast ⓘ
surface form: Smolensk land
knownFor centuries-old fortifications ⓘ
strategic military importance ⓘ
liberatedIn 1943 ⓘ
locatedIn European Russia ⓘ
Smolensk Oblast ⓘ
European Russia ⓘ
surface form: Western Russia
locatedOnRiver Dnieper ⓘ
surface form: Dnieper River
locatedOnRoute Moscow–Minsk highway ⓘ
surface form: Moscow–Minsk road

historical route between Moscow and Western Europe ⓘ
nearBorderWith Belarus ⓘ
partOf Central Federal District of Russia ⓘ
railwayConnectionTo Minsk ⓘ
Moscow ⓘ
roadConnectionTo Minsk ⓘ
Moscow ⓘ
timeZone Moscow Time ⓘ
twinnedWith Gorzów Wielkopolski ⓘ
Kragujevac ⓘ
Targovishte ⓘ
utcOffset +3 ⓘ
wasCapitalOf Principality of Smolensk ⓘ
wasOccupiedDuring World War II ⓘ
wasSiteOf Battle of Smolensk ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Smolensk (1812)

Battle of Smolensk (1941) ⓘ

Referenced by (57)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vitebsk → hasRailConnectionTo → Smolensk ⓘ
3rd Belorussian Front → headquartersLocation → Smolensk ⓘ
Smolensk Governorate → capital → Smolensk ⓘ
Smolensk Governorate → namedAfter → Smolensk ⓘ
Smolensk Governorate → seatOfGovernment → Smolensk ⓘ
Smolensk Governorate → administrativeCenter → Smolensk ⓘ
Dnieper → passesThroughCity → Smolensk ⓘ
Kyivan Rus → majorCity → Smolensk ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian intervention → location → Smolensk ⓘ
Smutnoye vremya → significantPlace → Smolensk ⓘ
Polish–Muscovite War → location → Smolensk ⓘ
Battle of Smolensk (1941) → location → Smolensk ⓘ
Anatoly Lukyanov → placeOfBirth → Smolensk ⓘ
Monomakhovichi → hasTerritorialBase → Smolensk ⓘ
Monomakhovichi → hasPoliticalCenter → Smolensk ⓘ
Red Army Western Front → headquartersLocation → Smolensk ⓘ
Soviet Western Front (Red Army formation) → headquartersLocation → Smolensk ⓘ
subject surface form: Soviet Western Front
Vasili III of Russia → annexed → Smolensk ⓘ
Central Economic Region of Russia → includesMajorCity → Smolensk ⓘ
Smolensk–Moscow Upland → nearCity → Smolensk ⓘ
Smolensk–Moscow Upland → namedAfter → Smolensk ⓘ
Smolensk Oblast → capital → Smolensk ⓘ
Smolensk Oblast → administrativeCenter → Smolensk ⓘ
Smolensk Oblast → hasCity → Smolensk ⓘ
Smolensk Oblast → namedAfter → Smolensk ⓘ
Smolensk Oblast → historicallyKnownFor → Smolensk ⓘ
this entity surface form: city of Smolensk
Smolensk Oblast → hasHistoricCity → Smolensk ⓘ
Battle of Smolensk → location → Smolensk ⓘ
subject surface form: Battle of Smolensk (1812)
Rus' → majorCity → Smolensk ⓘ
Anna Walentynowicz → placeOfDeath → Smolensk ⓘ
Prince of Smolensk → associatedWith → Smolensk ⓘ
Moscow Governorate → hasMajorCity → Smolensk ⓘ
Truce of Andrusovo → grantedControlOf → Smolensk ⓘ
Western Oblast (Russian SFSR) → hasCapital → Smolensk ⓘ
Western Oblast (Russian SFSR) → administrativeCenter → Smolensk ⓘ
Клушино → находитсяКВостокуОт → Smolensk ⓘ
this entity surface form: Смоленск
Western Oblast → capital → Smolensk ⓘ
Western Oblast → administrativeCenter → Smolensk ⓘ
Siege of Smolensk (1609–1611) → location → Smolensk ⓘ
Siege of Smolensk (1609–1611) → cityCaptured → Smolensk ⓘ
Treaty of Deulino → cededTerritory → Smolensk ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian occupation of Smolensk → location → Smolensk ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian occupation of Smolensk → relatedTo → Smolensk ⓘ
Central Federal Okrug → includesCity → Smolensk ⓘ
Treaty of Polyanovka (1634) → confirmedControlOf → Smolensk ⓘ
subject surface form: Treaty of Polyanovka
Smolensk War → location → Smolensk ⓘ
Dnieper River headwaters → northOf → Smolensk ⓘ
this entity surface form: Smolensk city
Hagen → hasTwinTown → Smolensk ⓘ
Our Lady of Smolensk → associatedWith → Smolensk ⓘ
Velikiye Luki → hasNearbyCity → Smolensk ⓘ