Ertil (russian: Эртиль) 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 ...
and 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 is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Ertilsky District
Ertilsky District (russian: Эрти́льский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #87-OZ and municipalLaw #63-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-two in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the ...
in
Voronezh Oblast
Voronezh Oblast (russian: Воронежская область, Voronezhskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Voronezh. Its population was 2,308,792 as of the 2021 Census.
Geography
V ...
,
Russia
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, located on the
Ertil River (
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), east of
Voronezh
Voronezh ( rus, links=no, Воро́неж, p=vɐˈronʲɪʂ}) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on ...
, the administrative center of the
oblast
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. Population:
History
It was founded in 1897 as a settlement around a sugar plant. It was granted town status in 1963.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Ertil serves as 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 is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Ertilsky District
Ertilsky District (russian: Эрти́льский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #87-OZ and municipalLaw #63-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-two in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the ...
.
[Law #87-OZ] As an administrative division, it is, together with eight
rural localities in Ertilsky District, incorporated within Ertilsky District as Ertil
Urban Settlement
An Urban settlement is a concentrated settlement that is part of an urban area. It is an area with high density of human-created structures.
*Municipal urban settlement, a type of subdivision such as Cape town in Western Cape
*Urban settlement, ...
.
As a
municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Ertilsky Municipal District.
[Law #63-OZ]
Culture
There is a museum of local lore in the town.
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
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Official website of ErtilErtil Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Voronezh Oblast