Kletnya

Kletnya (Russian: Клетня) is an urban-type settlement and the administrative centre of Kletnyansky District, in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Nadva River (Dnieper basin), 99 km west of the city of Bryansk. It is the final railway station on the branch line that connects Kletnya with Zhukovka, 43 km away, where it joins the main line between Bryansk and Smolensk. Population: 11,947 (2021 Census);^[4] 13,313 (2010 Census);^[1] 13,936 (2002 Census);^[5] 14,258 (1989 Soviet census).^[6]

Kletnya Клетня
Town
Aerial view of Kletnya
Coat of arms
Location of Kletnya
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Coordinates: 53°23′00″N 33°12′00″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Bryansk Oblast
1880	1880
Town status since	1935
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	13,313
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Kletnyansky Municipal District
• Urban settlement	Kletnyansky Urban Settlement
• Capital of	Kletnyansky Municipal District, Kletnyansky Urban Settlement
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [2])
Postal code(s)[3]	242820
Dialing code(s)	+7 48338
OKTMO ID	15626151051

History

The town was founded as Lyudinka (Russian: Людинка) in 1880, in connection with the start of logging in the region. In 1918 it was designated as a rural centre in Bryansky Uyezd, and since 1929 it has been the administrative centre of Kletnyansky District. In 1935 it was granted the status of an urban-type settlement.

During the Great Patriotic War the forests in the region were one of the centers of the partisan movement. On 28 June 2012 the town was awarded the honorary title "Settlement of Partisan Glory [ru]" by the regional government.^[7]