Katyn (rural locality)

Katyn
Катынь
Location of Katyn
Katyn
Location of Katyn
Katyn
Katyn (European Russia)
Katyn
Katyn (Smolensk Oblast)
Coordinates: 54°46′12.32″N 31°41′23.32″E / 54.7700889°N 31.6898111°E / 54.7700889; 31.6898111
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSmolensk Oblast
Elevation
167 m (548 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
214522
Dialing code(s)+7 481
OKTMO ID66644436101

Katyn (Russian: Кáтынь [ˈkatɨnʲ]; Polish: Katyń [ˈkatɨɲ]) is a rural locality (a selo) in Smolensky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located approximately 20 kilometers (12 mi) to the west of Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. The village had a population of 1,737 in 2007.