Fatezh () is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

and the

administrative center An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...

of Fatezhsky District in Kursk Oblast,

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, located on th
Usozha River
north of

Kursk Kursk (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur (Kursk Oblast), Kur, Tuskar, and Seym (river), Seym rivers. It has a population of Kursk ...

, the administrative center of the

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. Population: 4,959 (1897).

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).Е. М. Поспелов. "Географические названия мира".Москва, 1998, p. 438. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, Fatezh was occupied by German troops from October 22, 1941 to February 7, 1943.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Fatezh serves as the

of Fatezhsky District.Resolution #489 As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Fatezhsky District as the

town of district significance Town of district significance is an administrative division of a district in a federal subject of Russia. It is equal in status to a selsoviet or an urban-type settlement of district significance, but is organized around a town (as opposed to a ...

of Fatezh. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Fatezh is incorporated within Fatezhsky Municipal District as Fatezh Urban Settlement.Law #60-ZKO

Literary references

In Vasily Narezhny's 1814 novel ''A Russian Gil Blas'' (), the picaresque hero leaves his home village in

Kursk Governorate Kursk Governorate () was an administrative-territorial unit ('' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire, which existed from 1796 to 1928 with its capital in Kursk. Administrative divisions As of 1914, Kursk Governorate included 15 uyezds. * Belgorods ...

to go to Moscow; after two weeks of traveling he reaches a magnificent city he is sure must be Moscow, but when he asks a passing policeman it turns out to be Fatezh.

Notable people

Fatezh is the birthplace of composer Georgy Sviridov.

References

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External links

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Official website of Fatezh

Fatezh Business Directory
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Kursk Oblast Fatezhsky Uyezd 1779 establishments in the Russian Empire