Lyubechane

Lyubechane Любечане
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Coordinates: 52.333579°N 32.353481°E / 52.333579; 32.353481
Country	Russia
Oblast	Bryansk Oblast
District	Klimovsky District
First mentioned	1620
Elevation	155 m (509 ft)

Lyubechane (Russian: Любечане) is a village (selo) in Russia, located in Klimovsky District, Bryansk Oblast.

Geography

The village is located in southwestern Bryansk Oblast, in the Polesian Lowland.[1] It is near to Russia's state border with Ukraine. It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southeast from Klimovo, the administrative center of the district. It is located 155 metres (509 ft) above sea level,[2] and has a temperate, continental climate.[1]

History

The oldest written mention of the village comes from 1620, when it was part of the Starodub County in the Smolensk Voivodeship in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.[3] In the mid-17th century it became part of the Cossack Hetmanate, and later annexed by Russia.

On 2 March 2023, the village was attacked by pro-Ukrainian forces during the Russo-Ukrainian War.[4]

Demographics

From 2010 to 2013, the population of the settlement decreased from 264[5] to 236.[1]

According to the 2002 Russian census, Russians made up 93% of the population, which at the time was 343.[6]

References

1. "Схема территориального планирования муниципального образования Климовский район" (in Russian). Федеральная государственная информационная система территориального планирования (ФГИС ТП).
2. "Lyubechane". GeoNames.
3. "Любечане. Брянская область". Retrieved 26 November 2024.
4. Osborn, Andrew; Trevelyan, Mark; Trevelyan, Mark (2023-03-02). "Putin says Ukrainian group attacks border region, Kyiv denies Russian 'provocation'". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
5. "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. 10. Численность населения Брянской области, городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений, городских населённых пунктов, сельских населённых пунктов" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
6. Koryakov, Yuri Borisovich. "База данных "Этно-языковой состав населённых пунктов России"" (in Russian).