Imeni Karla Libknekhta
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Imeni Karla Libknekhta (Russian: имени Карла Либкнехта) is an urban locality (a work settlement) in Kurchatovsky District of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Seym River. Population: 7,969 (2021 census);[1] 7,682 (2010 census);[2] 8,216 (2002 census);[3] 9,833 (1989 Soviet census).[4]
History
The village of Peny (Пены) was settled four hundred years ago on the banks of the Penk River. In 1930, it was granted urban-type settlement status and named after Karl Liebknecht, a German Communist.