Kursk
Kursk
Курск | |
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Location of Kursk | |
| Coordinates: 51°43′N 36°11′E / 51.717°N 36.183°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kursk Oblast |
| First mentioned | 1032 |
| City status since | 1779 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Kursk City Assembly (Russian: Курское городское Собрание) |
| • Head | Alexander Zakurdayev |
| Area | |
• Total | 188.75 km2 (72.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 415,159 |
| • Rank | 42nd in 2010 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Kursk |
| • Capital of | Kursk Oblast, Kursky District |
| • Urban okrug | Kursk Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Kursk Urban Okrug, Kursky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 305000 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 4712 |
| OKTMO ID | 38701000001 |
| City Day | September 25 |
| Website | kurskadmin |
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Kursk (Russian: Курск, IPA: [ˈkursk]) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. It has a population of 440,052 (2021 Census).
Kursk is the oldest city in the oblast, recorded in 1032 as part of the Kievan Rus'. It became the seat of a small eponymous principality in the 13th century, before passing to Lithuanian rule in the late medieval period, and then to Moscow in the early modern period. Kursk has served as the seat of regional administration since 1779. The area around Kursk was the site of a turning point in the Soviet–German struggle during World War II and the site of the single largest battle in history.