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Towns of Smolensk region

Jarzevo

Jarzevo is situatedat a distance of 63 km to the North-East of Smolensk, on the bank of the river Vop, the tributary of the Dnieper. It is situated on the railway and motorway Moscow-Brest.

Jarzevo is first mentioned in 1779. An important role in the development of the town played the building of the railway in 1869 and the foundation in 1873 of one of the biggest in Russia papermaking factory.

Today Jarzevo is a cozy green town with highly developed infrastructure..

The memorial complex in the settlement Jakovlevo
The memorial complex in the settlement Jakovlevo

 The railway  station «Jarzevo»
The railway station «Jarzevo»

The Church of «All mourning in joy», the end of the XX century
The Church of «All mourning in joy», the end of the XX century

The Church of the Supreme Apostles Peter and Paul, XX century
The Church of the Supreme Apostles Peter and Paul, XX century

The show-room
The show-room

 

 

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