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of the city of

Rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East Eu ...

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Prior to 20th century

* 1761 -

Fortress of Saint Dimitry of Rostov The Fortress of Saint Dmitry of Rostov (russian: Крепость Святого Димитрия Ростовского) was a fortification structure of the Russian Empire. In the middle of the 18th century it was of great military and strategi ...

established. * 1796 - Settlement chartered, becomes seat of Rostovsky Uyezd within

Novorossiysk Governorate Novorossiya Governorate (russian: Новороссийская губерния, Novorossiyskaya guberniya, New Russia Governorate; uk, Новоросійська губернія), was a guberniya, governorate of the Russian Empire in the p ...

. * 1811 - design adopted. * 1834 -

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established; fort demolished. * 1842 - Synagogue built. * 1868 - Main Choral Synagogue built. * 1869 -

Rostov-Glavny Rostov-Glavny (russian: link=no, Росто́в-Гла́вный) is the main railway station of Rostov-on-Don in Russia. Main information Rostov station is one of the biggest stations on the North Caucasus Railway. The station also includes com ...

train station built. * 1870 -

Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Moskovskaya Hotel Moskovskaya Hotel (russian: Гостиница «Московская»; formerly Bolshaya Moskovskaya Hotel) is a hotel in Rostov-on-Don, situated on Bolshaya Sadovaya Street. It was built from 1893–1896 as the project of architects Alexander ...

built. * 1897 -

Population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

: 119,889. * 1899 -

Rostov City Hall The Rostov City Hall is an edifice in the Leninsky District of Rostov-on-Don, Russia. The house is located at 47 Bolshaya Sadovaya Street (Russian: Большая Садовая улица, 47) at the intersection of Bolshaya Sadovaya Street and Se ...

built.

20th century

* 1905 - Population: 126,375. * 1908 - built. * 1912 - Zaslavskaya House built. * 1913 - Population: 204,725. * 1915 -

Rostov State University Southern Federal University (), abbreviated as SFedU () and formerly known as Rostov State University (1957–2006), is a public university in Rostov Oblast, Russia with campuses in Rostov-on-Don and Taganrog. History Southern Federal Unive ...

founded. * 1917 - Cossacks take city. * 1920 ** January: Red Army takes city. ** established. * 1926 - Population: 308,103. * 1927 -

Rostov Zoo Rostov-on-Don Zoo is a zoos in Russia located in Rostov-on-Don. The zoo is a member of 38 programs involved in the conservation of endangered animals. It features such animals as tigers, lions, pygmy hippopotamus, Asian elephants, Dagestan and Be ...

established. * 1928 ** Nakhichevan-on-Don becomes part of city. ** Regional capital relocated to Rostov from

Novocherkassk Novocherkassk (russian: Новочерка́сск, lit. ''New Cherkassk'') is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located near the confluence of the Tuzlov and Aksay Rivers, the latter a distributary of the Don River. Novocherkassk is best known as t ...

. * 1929 ** created. **

Rostselmash Rostselmash (russian: Ростсельмаш) is a Russian agricultural equipment company, based in Rostov-on-Don. It was founded in 1929. It primarily produces combine harvesters. The company income in 2005 was 400 million dollars. The company nam ...

agricultural equipment company established. * 1930 ** Selmashstroy football club formed. **

Olimp-2 Olimp-2 (russian: «Олимп-2») is a football stadium in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. From 1930 to 2018 it was the home ground of FC Rostov, and in 1958–1970 it was also the home ground of SKA Rostov-on-Don FC SKA Rostov-on-Don (russian: ФК � ...

stadium built. * 1936 - established. * 1937 ** RODKA football club formed. ** , , and

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 ...

established. * 1939 **

Rostvertol JSC Rostvertol (russian: Роствертол) is a Russian helicopter manufacturer company located in Rostov-on-Don. It was founded on 1 July 1939. Rostvertol has been producing helicopters designed by the Mil design bureau since 1956 and is a w ...

helicopter manufactory established. ** Population: 520,253. * 1941 - November:

Battle of Rostov (1941) The Battle of Rostov (1941) was a battle of the Eastern Front of World War II, fought around Rostov-on-Don between the Army Group South of Nazi Germany and the Southern Front of the Soviet Union. The battle comprised three phases: the Germa ...

. * 1942 - City taken by German forces. **Up to 30,000 Russian Jews massacred there at a site called

Zmievskaya Balka Zmievskaya Balka ( rus, Змиёвская балка, p=zmʲɪˈjɵfskəjə ˈbaɫkə), Zmiyovskaya Balka is a site in Rostov-on-Don, Russia at which 27,000 Jews and Soviet civilians were massacred in 1942 to 1943 by the SS Einsatzgruppe D du ...

. * 1965 **

Voroshilovsky bridge Voroshilovsky bridge ( rus, Вороши́ловский мо́ст, Voroshylovskiy most) is a bridge in Rostov-on-Don over the river Don. It was built in 1961–1965 by project engineer N. I. Kuznetsov and architect S. A. Kleiman.The bridge co ...

built. ** Population: 720,000. * 1969 -

Memorial complex to the Fallen Warriors Мemorial Complex «To the Fallen Warriors» — is a monument with eternal fire in Rostov-on-Don in the Frunze square in Karl Marx square. Dedicated to the soldiers and peaceful people who died in the Great Patriotic War The Eastern F ...

unveiled. * 1971 - SKA SKVO Stadium built. * 1973 - created. * 1985 ** established. ** Population: 986,000. * 1992 - Rostov Chamber of Commerce established. * 1994 -

Rostov State Medical University Rostov State Medical University (Ростовский Государственный Медицинский Университет in Russian) is a Russian public university of higher professional education and ministry on health and social med ...

active. * 1996 ** becomes mayor. **

Vladimir Chub Vladimir Fyodorovich Chub (russian: Владимир Фёдорович Чуб; born 24 July 1948) is a Russian politician who served as Governor of Rostov Oblast from 1991 until 2010. He was appointed governor in October 1991 and later that yea ...

becomes governor of

. * 2000 - City becomes part of the Southern Federal District.

21st century

* 2007 - Church of the Intercession built. * 2009, 24 July - 2009 Rostov-on-Don bus crash occurs near city. * 2010 ** Stele City of Military Glory erected. ** Population: 1,089,261. * 2016, 19 March - Flydubai Flight 981 crashes. * 2023, 23 June -

Wagner Group rebellion On 23 June 2023, the Wagner Group, a Russian private military company, engaged in a major uprising against the Russia under Vladimir Putin, Government of Russia. It marked the climax of the Wagner Group–Russian Ministry of Defence conflict, W ...

, Rostov is captured by the Wagner Group. * 2023, 24 June - Wagner Group withdraws from Rostov.

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rostov-on-Don Rostov-on-Don ( rus, Ростов-на-Дону, r=Rostov-na-Donu, p=rɐˈstof nə dɐˈnu) is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East Eu ...