Kholm-Zhirkovsky (urban locality)
Kholm-Zhirkovsky
Холм-Жирковский | |
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Location of Kholm-Zhirkovsky | |
| Coordinates: 55°31′N 33°28′E / 55.517°N 33.467°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Smolensk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kholm-Zhirkovsky District |
| Founded | 1708 |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,491 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 215650 |
| OKTMO ID | 66654151051 |
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Kholm-Zhirkovsky (Russian: Холм-Жирковский) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Kholm-Zhirkovsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located 130 kilometers (81 mi) northeast of Smolensk, about 300 kilometers (190 mi) west of Moscow, and 38 kilometers (24 mi) from the Moscow-Minsk highway. Population: 3,491 (2010 Census); 3,826 (2002 Census); 3,666 (1989 Soviet census).
Kholm-Zhirkovsky was first mentioned in 1708. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1971.