Gagarin (Russia)
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Name (Hebrew)
גגרין (רוסיה)
Name (Latin)
Gagarin (Russia)
Other forms of name
nne Gagarin (R.S.F.S.R.)
Gagaringrad (Russia)
Coordinates
35 35 55.55 55.55 (gooearth )
E0345948 E0345948 N0553245 N0553245 (geonames )
Associated country
Russia (Federation)
See Also From tracing place name
Gzhatsk (Smolenskai︠a︡ oblastʹ, Russia)
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MARC
Sources of Information
- Khromakov, M. Ego gorod, 1981 (subj.)p. 39 (Gzhatsk chng name to Gagarin on 4/23/68)
- BGN per phone 11/19/82(Gagarin, earlier Gzhatsk, R.S.F.S.R., popl. 55p0s33ʹN; 35p0sOOʹE; variants: Gagaringrad)
- BGN, 12-29-92(Gagarin; no change of name after break-up of Soviet Union)
Wikipedia description:
Gagarin (Russian: Гага́рин), known until 1968 as Gzhatsk (Гжатск), is a town and the administrative centre of Gagarinsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Gzhat River, 240 kilometers (150 mi) northeast of Smolensk, the administrative centre of the oblast. Population: 31,721 (2010 Census); 28,789 (2002 Census); 28,867 (1989 Soviet census). The town's former name is from that of the Gzhat River, which is of Baltic origin (cf. Old Prussian gudde, meaning "forest").
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