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Lyubechane

Lyubechane
Любечане
Lyubechane is located in Bryansk Oblast
Lyubechane
Lyubechane
Lyubechane is located in European Russia
Lyubechane
Lyubechane
Lyubechane is located in Russia
Lyubechane
Lyubechane
Coordinates: 52°20′01″N 32°21′13″E / 52.333579°N 32.353481°E / 52.333579; 32.353481
CountryRussia
OblastBryansk Oblast
DistrictKlimovsky District
First mentioned1620
Elevation
155 m (509 ft)

Lyubechane (Russian: Любечане) is a village (selo) in Russia, located in Klimovsky District, Bryansk Oblast.

Geography

The village is located in southwestern Bryansk Oblast, in the Polesian Lowland.[1] It is near to Russia's state border with Ukraine. It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) southeast from Klimovo, the administrative center of the district. It is located 155 metres (509 ft) above sea level,[2] and has a temperate, continental climate.[1]

History

The oldest written mention of the village comes from 1620, when it was part of the Starodub County in the Smolensk Voivodeship in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.[3] In the mid-17th century it became part of the Cossack Hetmanate, and later annexed by Russia.

On 2 March 2023, the village was attacked by pro-Ukrainian forces during the Russo-Ukrainian War.[4]

Demographics

From 2010 to 2013, the population of the settlement decreased from 264[5] to 236.[1]

According to the 2002 Russian census, Russians made up 93% of the population, which at the time was 343.[6]

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