Dankov (russian: Данко́в) is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and the
administrative center
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of
Dankovsky District
Dankovsky District (russian: Данко́вский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #382-OZ and municipalLaw #114-OZ district (raion), one of the eighteen in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the d ...
in
Lipetsk Oblast
Lipetsk Oblast (russian: Липецкая область, Lipetskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Lipetsk. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,173,513.
Geography
Lipets ...
,
Russia
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, located on the
Don River
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Its ...
northwest of
Lipetsk
Lipetsk ( rus, links=no, Липецк, p=ˈlʲipʲɪtsk), also romanized as Lipeck, is a city and the administrative center of Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the banks of the Voronezh River in the Don basin, southeast of Moscow. Populatio ...
, the administrative center of the
oblast
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. Population: It was previously known as ''Donkov''.
History
The fort of Donkov was founded by the Princes of
Ryazan
Ryazan ( rus, Рязань, p=rʲɪˈzanʲ, a=ru-Ryazan.ogg) is the largest city and administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Oka River in Central Russia, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census ...
in the late 14th century and took its name from the
Don River
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Its ...
. The fort stood on the left bank of the Don, about from the modern town, until 1568, when it was destroyed by the
Crimean Tatars
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, flag_caption = Flag of Crimean Tatars
, image = Love, Peace, Traditions.jpg
, caption = Crimean Tatars in traditional clothing in front of the Khan's Palace
...
. It was then restored on a better fortified location but was again relocated in 1618.
It is shown as ''Donko'' in
Mercator __NOTOC__
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* Arnold Mercator, a 16th-century cartographer
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's ''Atlas'' (1596), and as ''Donkagorod'' in
Resania in
Joan Blaeu
Joan Blaeu (; 23 September 1596 – 21 December 1673) was a Dutch cartographer born in Alkmaar, the son of cartographer Willem Blaeu.
Life
In 1620, Blaeu became a doctor of law but he joined the work of his father. In 1635, they published ...
's map of 1645.
['' Russiæ, vulgo Moscovia, pars australis''
in ''Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, sive Atlas Novus in quo Tabulæ et Descriptiones Omnium Regionum, Editæ a Guiljel et Ioanne Blaeu'', 1645.
]
By the 18th century, its spelling changed from Donkov to Dankov. The town was chartered by
Catherine the Great
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, house =
, father = Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst
, mother = Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
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but was demoted in status to that of a rural locality between 1796 and 1804 and again between 1924 and 1959.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Dankov serves as the
administrative center
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of
Dankovsky District
Dankovsky District (russian: Данко́вский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #382-OZ and municipalLaw #114-OZ district (raion), one of the eighteen in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the d ...
.
[Law #382-OZ] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Dankovsky District as Dankov
Town Under District Jurisdiction.
As a
municipal division, Dankov Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Dankovsky Municipal District as Dankov Urban Settlement.
[Law #126-OZ]
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
Official website of DankovDankov Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Lipetsk Oblast
Dankovsky Uyezd
Populated places established in the 14th century