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Karatayevo Destination Guide

Explore Karatayevo in Russia

Karatayevo in the region of Smolensk is a town in Russia - some 202 mi or ( 325 km ) South-West of Moscow , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Karatayevo

Current time in Karatayevo is now 02:16 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yakovlevo, Yakovlevichi, Varaksino, Smolensk, and Shat'kovo. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yakovlevo . Where to go and what to see in Karatayevo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Yelnya Offensive

The Soviet Army's Yelnya Offensive operation (August 30 – September 8, 1941) was part of the Battle of Smolensk during the initial period of the German-Soviet War. The offensive was against the semi-circular Yelnya salient which the German 4th Army had extended 50 km south-east of Smolensk forming a staging area for a continued offensive towards Vyazma and eventually Moscow.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 54.57 33.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Battles and operations of the Soviet–German War, Conflicts in 1941, Operation Barbarossa, Strategic operations of the Red Army in World War II