Breytovo (russian: Бре́йтово) is a
rural locality
In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...
(a ''
selo'') and the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
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of
Breytovsky District
Breytovsky District (russian: Брейтовский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #12-z and municipalLaw #65-z district (raion), one of the seventeen in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of th ...
of
Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast (russian: Яросла́вская о́бласть, ''Yaroslavskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma ...
,
Russia
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. Population:
History
The first written sources mentioning the place and its surroundings are related to weaving crafts in ancient Russia. Breytovo is mentioned on November 17, 1613, in a book of account of the crown.
[Генеральный план Брейтовского сельского поселения Ярославской области]
/ НВЦ «Интеграционные технологии». — Долгопрудный, 2008. On February 28, 1934, the village of Breytovo was officially reunited with the neighboring village of Zaruchye, all taking the name Breytovo.
When the huge Rybinsk Reservoir was built, after the construction of the Rybinsk Dam (1935-1941), Breitovo was engulfed by the water and the houses were moved.
Between 1986 and 1991, Breytovo had the status of an urban village.
// Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года. — ttp://www.perepis2002.ru/index.html?id=13 Т. 1. Численность и размещение населения — Росстат, 2004.
Breitovo is also known, as well as its surrounding villages, for having been the place of breeding from the beginning of the 20th century of a pig breed, Breitovo
The Breitovo (russian: Бpeйтoвcкaя, Breitovskaya) is a general purpose pig breed
There are hundreds of breeds of the domestic pig ''(Sus scrofa domesticus)''.
List with classification and standards
See also
* List of sheep breeds
* ...
.
References
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Rural localities in Yaroslavl Oblast
Breytovsky District