Znamensky District, Oryol Oblast


Znamensky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the twenty-four in Oryol Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is. Its administrative center is the rural locality of Znamenskoye. Population: 5,016 ; The population of Znamenskoye accounts for 33.9% of the district's total population.

Geography

The main rivers in the district are the Nugr' and the Vytebet, a tributary of the Zhizdra. The district's average elevation above sea level is, with a high point of and a low point of.
The Orlovskoye Polesye national park is partly located in the district.

Notable people

was born on the territory of modern district, in the now defunct village of Kuzminki.