Imeni Karla Libknekhta, Kursk Oblast
# Imeni Karla Libknekhta, Kursk Oblast

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); 7,682 (2010 Census); 8,216 (2002 Census); 9,833 (1989 Census).

## 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.

## Economy

There is a sugar mill, a machine-building factory, a railway station and an important railway line linking Kursk with Ukraine.

