Karachev

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Karachev (Russian: Карачев) is a town and the administrative center of Karachevsky District in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. Population: 17,449 (2021 Census);^[7] 19,715 (2010 Census);^[3] 20,175 (2002 Census);^[8] 22,446 (1989 Soviet census).^[9]

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Town[1]
Karachev
Coat of arms
Location of Karachev
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Coordinates: 53°07′N 34°58′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Bryansk Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Karachevsky District[2]
Urban Administrative Okrug	Karachevsky[2]
First mentioned	1146
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	19,715
Administrative status
• Capital of	Karachevsky District,[1] Karachevsky Urban Administrative Okrug[2]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Karachevsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Karachevskoye Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Karachevsky Municipal District,[4] Karachevskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	242500
OKTMO ID	15624101001

History

Early 20th-century view of the town

First chronicled in 1146, it was the capital of one of the Upper Oka Principalities in the Middle Ages, until its rulers moved their seats to Peremyshl.^{[citation needed]} In the 14th century it became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and in 1503 it passed to the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Karachev was part of the Oryol Governorate from 1796 to 1920.

Its old architecture was heavily damaged during World War II. Karachev was occupied by the German Army from 5 October 1941^[10] to 15 August 1943. The Germans operated a Nazi prison and temporarily also the Dulag 185 prisoner-of-war camp in the town.^[11][12] Local Jews were confined in a ghetto and eventually massacred by the occupiers on 12 December 1941, with some 100 victims.^[10]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Karachev serves as the administrative center of Karachevsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with thirty-one rural localities, incorporated within Karachevsky District as Karachevsky Urban Administrative Okrug.^[2] As a municipal division, Karachevsky Urban Administrative Okrug is incorporated within Karachevsky Municipal District as Karachevskoye Urban Settlement.^[4]

Infrastructure

Railway station

Near Karachev, there is a 300-meter (980 ft) tall radio mast used for the CHAYKA radio navigation system.