Yelnya, Yelninsky District, Smolensk Oblast

Yelnya is a town and the administrative center of Yelninsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Desna River, from Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

Yelnya's name is likely related to the Russian word ""('yel', lit. fir tree) or "" (yelan', lit. land cleared from forest).