Demidov

Demidov is a town and the regulatory focus of Demidovsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, situated on the Kasplya River at its conjunction with the Gobza River. Inside the structure of managerial divisions, Demidov fills in as the regulatory focal point of Demidovsky District. As an authoritative division, it is, as one with 4 country territories, joined inside Demidovsky District as Demidovskoye Urban Settlement. As a metropolitan division, this managerial unit additionally has urban settlement status and is a piece of Demidovsky Municipal District.

In Demidov, there are endeavors of timber and development businesses. Demidov contains 11 items delegated social and authentic legacy of nearby noteworthiness. The territory was settled in the ancient times, and, as the Western Dvina dependably has been a vital conduit, there are various archeological destinations in the area.

The fortification of Porechye is first made reference to in 1499, and since 1514 it had a place with the Grand Duchy of Moscow, at the fringe with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Porechye was renamed Demidov, to recognize the bolshevik Yakov Demidov, who was the director of the Uyezd Communist Party Committee and was executed amid the Russian Civil War. Porechsky Uyezd was renamed Demidovsky Uyezd.