En Name: | Spas-Demensk |
Ru Name: | Спас-Деменск |
Coordinates: | 54.4°N 36°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Spas-Demensk (Kaluga oblast) (2008).png |
Federal Subject: | Kaluga Oblast |
Adm Data As Of: | 2013 |
Adm District Jur: | Spas-Demensky District |
Adm Ctr Of: | Spas-Demensky District |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun Data As Of: | October 2013 |
Mun District Jur: | Spas-Demensky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Spas-Demensk Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Spas-Demensky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Spas-Demensk Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 4896 |
Established Date: | 1494 |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Current Cat Date: | 1917 |
Prev Name1: | Demensk |
Prev Name1 Date: | 1855 |
Postal Codes: | 249610, 249611 |
Date: | January 2014 |
Spas-Demensk (Russian: Спас-Де́менск[1] [2]) is a town and the administrative center of Spas-Demensky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Demena River (an arm of the Ugra) 197km (122miles) west of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
It was first mentioned in 1494 as the settlement Demensk. It received its present name in 1855 and was granted town status in 1917. During World War II, Spas-Demensk was occupied by the German Army from October 4, 1941 to August 13, 1943.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Spas-Demensk serves as the administrative center of Spas-Demensky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Spas-Demensk is incorporated within Spas-Demensky Municipal District as Spas-Demensk Urban Settlement.[3]