Donskoy (russian: Донско́й) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Tula Oblast
Tula Oblast (russian: Ту́льская о́бласть, ''Tulskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (an Oblasts of Russia, oblast) of Russia. It is geographically in the European Russia region of the country and is p ...
,
Russia
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, located in the upper streams of the
Don River
The Don ( rus, Дон, p=don) is the fifth-longest river in Europe. Flowing from Central Russia to the Sea of Azov in Southern Russia, it is one of Russia's largest rivers and played an important role for traders from the Byzantine Empire.
Its ...
, southeast of
Tula
Tula may refer to:
Geography
Antarctica
*Tula Mountains
*Tula Point
India
*Tulā, a solar month in the traditional Indian calendar
Iran
* Tula, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province
Italy
* Tula, Sardinia, municipality (''comune'') in the pr ...
. Population:
History
Donskoy was granted town status in 1939.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two
rural localities, incorporated as Donskoy
Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
.
[Law #954-ZTO] As a
municipal division, Donskoy Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Donskoy Urban Okrug.
[Law #548-ZTO]
Notable people
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Yuliya Snigir
Yuliya Viktorovna Snigir (russian: link=no, Юлия Викторовна Снигирь; born 2 June 1983) is a Russian actress and model.
Life and career
Yuliya Snigir was born in Donskoy, Tula Oblast, Russian SFSR. She graduated from high s ...
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Irina Saltykova
Irina Ivanovna Saltykova (''née'' Sapronova, russian: Ирина Ивановна Салтыкова (Сапронова), , born 5 May 1966) is a Russian pop singer and a former member of the music group Mirage, which was popular in Russia in th ...
References
Notes
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External links
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Official website of DonskoyDonskoy Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Tula Oblast