Fatezh

Fatezh () is a town and the administrative center of Fatezhsky District in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located on the Usozha River north of Kursk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 4,959 (1897).

Key facts

Russian town.en_name: Fatezh
Russian town.ru_name: Фатеж
Russian town.image_skyline: Fatezz2.jpg
Russian town.image_caption: A street in Fatezh
Russian town.map_label_position: right
Russian town.image_coa: Fatezh COA (Kursk Governorate) (1780).png
Russian town.federal_subject: Kursk Oblast
Russian town.adm_district_jur: Fatezhsky District
Russian town.adm_selsoviet_jur: Fatezh
Russian town.adm_selsoviet_type: Town of district significance
Russian town.adm_ctr_of1: Fatezhsky District
Russian town.adm_ctr_of2: town of district significance of Fatezh
Russian town.inhabloc_cat: Town
Russian town.mun_district_jur: Fatezhsky Municipal District
Russian town.urban_settlement_jur: Fatezh Urban Settlement
Russian town.mun_admctr_of1: Fatezhsky Municipal District
Russian town.mun_admctr_of2: Fatezh Urban Settlement
Russian town.pop_2010census: 5404

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Wikidata facts

Population: 4592
Area: 5
Elevation: 200
Official website: мофатеж.рф
Image: Fatezz2.jpg
Dialing code: 47144

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Commons category: Fatezh
postal code: 307100
time of earliest written record: 1641-00-00

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History and etymology
Administrative and municipal status
Literary references
Notable people
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==History and etymology== It was founded as a village in the 17th century and granted town status in 1779. Fatezh took its name from a local stream; the etymology is uncertain, but it may be based on the given names Foty or Iosafat in diminutive form (place names in -ezh are common in the region). During World War II, Fatezh was occupied by German troops from October 22, 1941 to February 7, 1943.