Konyshyovka

Konyshyovka (Russian: Конышёвка) is an urban-type settlement, the administrative center of Konyshyovsky District in Kursk Oblast, Russia.

The population was 3,599 (2021 Census);[4] Konyshyovka was first mentioned in the 19th century as the village on Dmitriyev to Lgov route.

One version of the origin of the name Konyshyovka (Конышёвка) is from Turkic word коныш 'konysh' meaning 'stop'.

Konyshyovka as the town was founded in 1910 and had received the status of an urban-type settlement in 1968.

There are different entertainment and educational organizations in town: museum of local lore, public library, children's art school.