Korenevo, Korenevsky District, Kursk Oblast

Korenevo (Russian: Коренево) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Korenevsky District of Kursk Oblast, Russia. Population: 5,555 (2021 Census);^[4] 6,119 (2010 Census);^[1] 6,630 (2002 Census);^[5] 7,177 (1989 Soviet census).^[6]

Korenevo Коренево
Urban-type settlement
Korenevsky District Children's Art House, place of signing of the Ukrainian-German-Russian ceasefire of 1918 during World War I
Location of Korenevo
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Coordinates: 51.4142°N 34.8981°E / 51.4142; 34.8981
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kursk Oblast
Administrative district	Korenevsky District
First mentioned	1625
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	6,119
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [2])
Postal code(s)[3]	307410
OKTMO ID	38618151051

History

Railway station in 1912

Korenevo was first mentioned in 1625.^[7] In 1869, the local railway station was opened on the Kyiv-Kursk line.^[7]

During World War I, in April 1918, Korenevo was captured by allied Ukrainian and German forces and included within the Ukrainian State until November 1918.^[7] On 4 May 1918, a ceasefire between the Ukrainian State, Germany and Soviet Russia was signed in the settlement.^[7] In November 1919, it passed from White Russian control to the Soviets.^[7]

During World War II, Korenevo was occupied by Germany from 27 October 1941 to 8 March 1943.^[7]

During the Russo-Ukrainian War in August 2024, Korenevo has become the site of a battle in Ukraine's Kursk Offensive into Russia.