Gusino (village), Krasninsky District, Smolensk Oblast

Coordinates: 54°43′41″N 31°22′12″E / 54.72806°N 31.37000°E / 54.72806; 31.37000

Gusino (Russian: Гусино) is a village in Krasninsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located in the west of Krasninsky District, 20 kilometers north of the district administrative center of Krasny and near the M1 ("Belarus") and P135 highways.

The population as of 2007 is 3,252 persons in an area of 5.55 km². There is a train station on the Moscow - Minsk line. The village is the administrative center of the Gusinsky rural settlement.

The local economy is centered on forestry and the production of peat, lumber, and drainage pipes.

The telephone dialing code is +7 48145, the postal code is 216117.

References

Encyclopedia of Smolensk Oblast (Russian)

External links

The murder of the Jews of Gusino during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.

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