Oblivskaya (russian: Обливская) is a

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(a ''

stanitsa A stanitsa ( rus, станица, p=stɐˈnʲitsə; uk, станиця, stanytsya) is a village inside a Cossack host ( uk, військо, viys’ko; russian: казачье войско, kazach’ye voysko, sometimes translated as "Cossack Arm ...

'') in Oblivsky District of

Rostov Oblast Rostov Oblast ( rus, Росто́вская о́бласть, r=Rostovskaya oblast, p=rɐˈstofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Southern Federal District. The oblast has an area of and a populati ...

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. Population: It is also the

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of Oblivsky District.

History

It is believed that the ''

khutor A khutor ( rus, хутор, p=ˈxutər) or khutir ( uk, хутiр, pl. , ''khutory'') is a type of rural locality in some countries of Eastern Europe; in the past the term mostly referred to a single-homestead settlement.

'' of Oblivy was first settled by

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in 1744. In 1838 the settlement had 42 households. The original territory of the khutor was surrounded by

Chir River The Chir (russian: Чир) is a river in Rostov and Volgograd oblasts of Russia. It is a right tributary of the Don, and is long, with a drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a singl ...

and several lakes. In spring, during the floods, the territory of the farm was fenced off from the land with water, and sometimes the village itself used to become flooded. Over time the village was moved up to the hill. As of 1879, there were 80 households there. In the 1860s, a

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was built here and later a

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began to function, in which

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, French and

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were taught. In 1881 a post office was established in the village. Before

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the stanitsa had a population of about 1500 people. Oblivskaya was the site of hostilities in

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. It was briefly occupied by Germans and later liberated on 31st of December, 1942.День Победы: Война, фронтовые сводки за 31 декабря 1942 года
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Places of interest

* Museum of local history * St. Nicholas' Church, an architectural monument of the 19th century and an object of cultural heritage of Russia.

References

Rural localities in Rostov Oblast {{RostovOblast-geo-stub