Bolkhov (russian: Бо́лхов) is a
town and the
administrative center of
Bolkhovsky District in
Oryol Oblast,
Russia, located on the
Nugr River (
Oka's
tributary), from
Oryol
Oryol ( rus, Орёл, p=ɐˈrʲɵl, lit. ''eagle''), also transliterated as Orel or Oriol, is a city and the administrative center of Oryol Oblast situated on the Oka River, approximately south-southwest of Moscow. It is part of the Central Fed ...
, the administrative center of the
oblast. Population: 12,800 (1969); 20,703 (1897).
History
Bolkhov was first documented in a chronicle from 1196.
[Official website of Bolkhovsky District]
Уездный город Болхов
After the
Mongol invasion of Rus', it became the seat of a local princely dynasty, whose descendants may be traced until the 19th century. In the 16th century, it became one of the fortified posts for defending
Moscow from the
Tatars on the south. It was there that the army of
Vasily IV was defeated by
False Dmitry II in 1608.
During
World War II, Bolkhov was occupied by the
German Army
The German Army (, "army") is the land component of the armed forces of Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German ''Bundeswehr'' together with the ''Marine'' (German Navy) and the ''Luftwaf ...
from October 9, 1941 to July 28, 1943.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Bolkhov serves as the
administrative center of
Bolkhovsky District.
[Law #522-OZ] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Bolkhovsky District as the
town of district significance of Bolkhov.
As a
municipal division, the town of district significance of Bolkhov is incorporated within Bolkhovsky Municipal District as Bolkhov Urban Settlement.
[Law #464-OZ]
Religion
Bolkhov preserves four churches dating from the turn of the 18th century, including the five-domed Trinity Monastery Cathedral (1688-1706) and the Trinity church with an elongated belfry. By far the largest church in the city is the Savior's Transfiguration Cathedral, built in 1841-1851 to a design by one of
Konstantin Thon's disciples.
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External links
Official website of BolkhovBolkhov Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Oryol Oblast
Bolkhovsky Uyezd