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Grayvoron
Grayvoron (russian: Гра́йворон) is a town and the administrative center of Grayvoronsky District in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of the Vorskla (a tributary of the Dnieper) and Grayvoronka Rivers. Population: It was previously known as ''Grayvorony'' (until 1838). History The ''sloboda'' of Grayvorony () was founded on August 5, 1678. It was granted town status and given its present name in 1838. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Grayvoron serves as the administrative center of Grayvoronsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.Resolution #P/21-21-4 As a municipal division, the town of Grayvoron, together with the '' selo'' of Lugovka in Grayvoronsky District, is incorporated within Grayvoronsky Municipal District as Grayvoron Urban Settlement.Law #159 Notable people Grayvoron is the birthplace of the Russian engineer and inventor Vladimir Shukhov Vladimir Grigoryevich Shukhov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grayvoronsky District
Grayvoronsky District (russian: Грайворо́нский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Belgorod Oblast, Russia.Law #248 Municipally, it is incorporated as Grayvoronsky Municipal District.Law #159 It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Grayvoron. Population: 31,567 ( 2002 Census). The population of Grayvoron accounts for 21.4% of the district's total population. Geography Grayvoronsky District sits at the southwest corner of Belgorod Oblast, on the border with Ukraine. It is bordered on the south and west by Kharkiv Oblast and Sumy Oblast (both of Ukraine), on the north by Krasnogvardeysky District, Belgorod Oblast and Rakityansky District, and on the east by Borisovsky District. The administrative center of the district is the town of Grayvoron. The district is west of the city of Belgorod, and is northwest of the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. The terr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |