Smidovich


Smidovich is an urban locality and the administrative center of Smidovichsky District of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia. Population:

History

It is an early Jewish settlement, which was founded in 1928 named after Pyotr Smidovich who, along with Mikhail Kalinin, came up with the idea to found the Jewish Autonomous Oblast.

Climate

Classifies by Köppen-Geiger system as humid continental. Summers are warm and rainy, while winters are very cold and dry.

Sport

The bandy club Urozhay played in the Russian Bandy Supreme League, the second highest division, until 2015-16. Its home arena was the Lokomotiv Stadium.