Alexeyevka (russian: Алексе́евка) is a
town
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Origin and use
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in
Belgorod Oblast
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History
At the turn of the 17th cent ...
,
Russia
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, located on the
Tikhaya Sosna River
Tikhaya Sosna (russian: Ти́хая Сосна́) is a river in Belgorod and Voronezh oblasts of Russia. It is a right tributary of the river Don. It is long, with a drainage basin of .[Don
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's
basin) east of
Belgorod
Belgorod ( rus, Белгород, p=ˈbʲeɫɡərət) is a city and the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River north of the border with Ukraine. Population: Demographics
The population of Be ...
. Population:
History
It was founded in 1685 as Alexeyevka (or Alexeyevskaya) ''
sloboda
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'', named after Alexey Cherkassky, its first owner. Town status was granted to it in 1954.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Alexeyevka serves as the
administrative center
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of
Alexeyevsky District
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Districts of the federal subjects
*Alexeyevsky District, Belgo ...
,
even though it is not a part of it.
As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the
town of oblast significance of Alexeyevka—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts
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.
[Law #248] As a
municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Alexeyevka is incorporated within Alexeyevsky Municipal District as Alexeyevka Urban Settlement.
[Law #159]
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External links
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Directory of organizations in Alexeyevka
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Cities and towns in Belgorod Oblast
Biryuchensky Uyezd