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Stavropol (other)
Stavropol is a city in southwestern Russia. Stavropol may also refer to: *Stavropol Krai, the federal subject of Russia *Stavropol Soviet Republic, short-lived division of the RSFSR in 1918, merged into the North Caucasian Soviet Republic *Stavropol Urban Okrug, a municipal formation which the city of krai significance of Stavropol in Stavropol Krai, Russia is incorporated as See also *Stavropol-na-Volge, former name of Tolyatti, a city in Samara Oblast, Russia *Stauroupolis (other) *Stavropolovka Stavropolovka is a village in Jayyl District of the Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to t ..., a village in the Chuy Province of Kyrgyzstan * Stavropolsky (other) {{Geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stavropol
Stavropol (; rus, Ставрополь, p=ˈstavrəpəlʲ) is a city and the administrative centre of Stavropol Krai, Russia. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 547,820, making it one of Russia's fastest growing cities. It was known as ''Voroshilovsk'' until January 12, 1943.Decree of January 12, 1943 Etymology The name ''Stavropol'' ( rus, Ста́врополь) is a Russian rendering of the Greek name, ( grc-gre, Σταυρούπολις 'City of the Cross'). According to legend, soldiers found a stone cross there while building the fortress in the city's future location. It is unrelated to Byzantine Stauroupolis (ancient Aphrodisias) in Asia Minor, nor to the city of Stavropol-on-Volga (now called Tolyatti). History It was founded on October 22, 1777Charter of Stavropol, Article 2 following the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774 as a military encampment, and was granted city status in 1785. Prince Grigory Potemkin, who founded Stavropol as on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stavropol Krai
Stavropol Krai (russian: Ставропо́льский край, r=Stavropolsky kray, p=stəvrɐˈpolʲskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (a Krais of Russia, krai) of Russia. It is geographically located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia, and is administratively part of the North Caucasian Federal District. Stavropol Krai has a population of 2,786,281 (Russian Census (2010), 2010). Stavropol is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center, capital of Stavropol Krai, and Pyatigorsk is the administrative center of the North Caucasian Federal District. Stavropol Krai is bordered by Krasnodar Krai to the west, Rostov Oblast to the north-west, Kalmykia to the north, Dagestan to the east, and Chechnya, Ingushetia, North Ossetia–Alania, Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia to the south. It is one of the most multi-ethnic federal subjects in Russia, with thirty-three ethnic groups with more than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stavropol Soviet Republic
Stavropol Soviet Republic ( Russian: Ставропольская Советская Республика 'Stavropol’skaja Sovetskaja Respublika'' (January 1–July 7, 1918) was part of the RSFSR in the territory of Stavropol Guberniya of the Imperial Russia. Its capital was Stavropol. It was merged into the North Caucasian Soviet Republic North Caucasian Soviet Republic (, ''Severo-Kavkazskaya Sovetskaya Respublika'') (July 7–December, 1918) was a territory in the North Caucasus established to consolidate Soviet power during the Russian Civil War. A republic of the Russian .... References Subdivisions of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Early Soviet republics States and territories established in 1918 Stavropol Krai Former socialist republics Post–Russian Empire states {{Soviet-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolyatti
Tolyatti ( rus, Толья́тти, p=tɐlʲˈjætʲ(ː)ɪ), also known as Togliatti, formerly known as Stavropol (1737–1964), is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is the largest city in Russia which does not serve as the administrative center of a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject, or to be one's largest city. Population: The city is best known as the home of Russia's largest car manufacturer AvtoVAZ (Lada), where it was renamed after Italian communist politician Palmiro Togliatti in 1964. History Tolyatti was founded in 1737 as a fortress called Stavropol () by the Russian statesman Vasily Tatishchev. Informally it was often referred as Stavropol-on-Volga (, ''Stavropol-na-Volge'') to distinguish from Stavropol, a larger city in southwest Russia, although Stavropol-on-Volga was never its official name. The construction of the Zhiguli Hydroelectric Station, Kuybyshev Dam and Hydroelectric Station on the Volga River in the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stauroupolis (other)
Stauropolis, Stauroupolis, Stavroupoli(s), or Stavropoli(s) ( grc-gre, Σταυρούπολις 'city of the cross', genitive Σταυροπόλεος ''Stauropoleos'') may refer to various places and other entities. The spelling in ''u'' is a transliteration; the spelling in ''v'' reflects the Byzantine and modern pronunciation. Places * Stauroupolis, the Byzantine name of Aphrodisias in Caria, Asia Minor * Stavroupoli, a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece * Stavroupoli, Xanthi, a village in Northern Greece * Stavros (Galatia), ancient town in Asia Minor, also called Stavropolis; see Verinopolis Other * 1147 Stavropolis, a stony asteroid named for the Russian city * Milo Stavroupolis, a character on ''Little House on the Prairie'' * Stauropolis (diocese), the former diocese of Aphrodisias, subsisting as a Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic titular see * Stavropoleos Monastery in Bucharest, Romania See also * Stavros (other) Stavros may refer to: Places Greece * Stavr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stavropolovka
Stavropolovka is a village in Jayyl District of the Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. .... It was established in 1912. Its population was 1,285 in 2021. References Populated places in Chüy Region {{Chuy-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
