Popovo-Lezhachi

Popovo-Lezhachi (Russian: Попово-Лежачи; Ukrainian: Попово-Лежачі) is a village (село) in Glushkovsky District in Kursk Oblast of western Russia. The population was 1,177 as of 2010.

Popovo-Lezhachi Попово-Лежачи
Village
A church
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Coordinates: 51.289983°N 34.307772°E / 51.289983; 34.307772
Country	Russia
Oblast	Kursk Oblast
District	Glushkovsky District
Elevation	139 m (456 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,177
Time zone	UTC+3
Postal code	307491
Area code	+7 47132

Geography

The village is situated on the left bank of the Seym river, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) of the Russian-Ukrainian border, 140 kilometres (87 mi) southwest of Kursk, and 23.5 kilometres (14.6 mi) southwest of the district centre - Glushkovo settlement. Popovo-Lezhachi borders Tyotkino to the southwest.

History

The settlement was first mentioned in a written source in 1685.^[1]

Popovo-Lezhachi has suffered casualties during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}