Safonovo, Safonovsky District, Smolensk Oblast

Safonovo is a town and the administrative center of Safonovsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Vopets River northeast of Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

The village of Safonovo was first mentioned in 1859. In 1918, it became the administrative center of Safonovskaya Volost, and since 1929 it served as the administrative center of Safonovsky District. In the 1930s, large deposits of brown coal were discovered there. In 1938, the village was granted urban-type settlement status, and in 1952—town status.