Frolovo (russian: Фро́лово) 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 ...

Volgograd Oblast Volgograd Oblast (russian: Волгогра́дская о́бласть, ''Volgogradskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (an oblast) of Russia, located in the Volga region, Volga region of Southern Russia. Its adminis ...

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, located on the

Archeda River The Archeda (russian: Арчеда) is a river in Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Medveditsa, and is long, with a drainage basin of .

(

Don Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON *Don (river), a river in European Russia *Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name *Don, Benin, a town in Benin *Don, Dang, a vill ...

's basin), north of Volgograd, 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 A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...

of the

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. Population:

History

Frolovo grew out of the Cossack settlement of Frolov. The first written mention of the Frolov settlement was in 1859. At that time there were 22 yards in the settlement, 236 people lived there. In 1868, construction the

Gryazi Gryazi (russian: Гря́зи) is a town and the administrative center of Gryazinsky District in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Matyra River (left tributary of the Voronezh; Don's basin) southeast of Lipetsk, the administrative center ...

–

Povorino Povorino (russian: Пово́рино) is a town and the administrative center of Povorinsky District in the east of Voronezh Oblast, Russia. Population: History It emerged as a settlement around the eponymous railway station in 1870 and was gran ...

– Tsaritsyn railroad began, which passed near the settlement. In 1870, the Archeda railway station was founded, and the locomotive depot was opened. It was granted town status in 1936.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Frolovo serves as the

Frolovsky District Frolovsky District (russian: Фро́ловский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Volgograd Oblast, thirty-three in Volgograd Oblast, Russia.Law #139-OD As a subdivisions of Russia#Munic ...

, even though it is not a part of it.Law #139-OD As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Frolovo—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 ...

. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Frolovo is incorporated as Frolovo Urban Okrug.Law #981-OD

Climate

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External links

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Official website of Frolovo

Frolovo Business Directory
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Volgograd Oblast