Velizhsky District

The Welischski rayon (Russian Велижский район ) is a raion in the Smolensk Oblast in Russia. It is located in the northwest of the Oblast.

Covering an area of ​​1473 km ² live 12,217 inhabitants ( 2010). Administrative center of the Rajons is the small town with about 7600 inhabitants Welisch (2010).

Adjacent Rajons are rayon in eastern Demidowski and rayon in the south of Rudnjanski. To the west of Welischski rayon borders with Belarus, in the northwest of the Pskov Oblast and Tver Oblast to the north.

Urban districts: Desnogorsk | Smolensk

Rajons: Chislawitschski | Chelm - Schirkowski | Demidowski | Dorogobuschski | Duchowschtschinski | Gagarinsky | Glinkowski | Jarzewski | Jelninski | Jerschitschski | Kardymowski | Krasninski | Monastyrschtschinski | Nowoduginski | Potschinkowski | Roslawlski | Rudnjanski | Safonowski | Schumjatschski | Smolenski | Sytschowski | Tjomkinski | Ugranski | Welischski | Vyazemsky

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