Gagarin, known until 1968 as Gzhatsk, is a town and the administrative centre of Gagarinsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Gzhat River, 240 kilometers (150 mi) northeast of Smolensk, the administrative centre of the oblast. Population: 31,721; 28,789; 28,867.
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Gagarin is named for Yuri Gagarin, the first person to travel into space. The town's former name is from that of the Gzhat River, which is of Baltic origin (cf. Old Prussian gudde, meaning "forest").
From the Wikipedia article Gagarin, Smolensk Oblast, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around Gagarin
- Vyaz’ma58 km SW
- Mozhaysk65 km E
- Volokolamsk81 km NE
- Rzhev89 km NW
- Tuchkovo93 km E
- Kubinka107 km E
- Maloyaroslavets111 km SE
- Naro-Fominsk111 km E
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