Belgorod
Belgorod Белгород | |
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Location o Belgorod  | |
  Belgorod Location o Belgorod  Belgorod Belgorod (Belgorod Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 50°36′N 36°36′E / 50.600°N 36.600°ECoordinates: 50°36′N 36°36′E / 50.600°N 36.600°E | |
| Kintra | Roushie |
| Federal subject | Belgorod Oblast |
| Foondit | 1596[1] |
| Govrenment | |
| • Bodi | Ceety Duma |
| • Mayor | Vasily Potryasayev |
| Area | |
| • Total | 153.1 km2 (59.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 356,402 |
| • Rank | 49t in 2010 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi) |
| • Subordinatit tae | ceety o oblast significance o Belgorod[3] |
| • Caipital o | Belgorod Oblast, ceety o oblast significance o Belgorod[3] |
| • Urban okrug | Belgorod Urban Okrug[4] |
| • Caipital o | Belgorod Urban Okrug[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Moscow Time  [5]) |
| Postal code(s)[6] | 308000 |
| Dialin code(s) | +7 4722 |
| Ceety Day | August 5 |
| Twin touns | Wakefield, Kharkiv, Herne, Opole, Luhansk, Niš, Oryol, Sevastopol, Changchun, Yevpatoria, Sumy, Kursk |
| OKTMO ID | 14701000001 |
| Website | www |
Belgorod (Roushie: Белгород) is a ceety an the admeenistrative centre o Belgorod Oblast, Roushie, locatit on the Seversky Donets River juist 40 kilometer (25 mi) north o the Ukrainian border. Population: 356,402 (2010 Census);[2] 337,030 (2002 Census);[7] 300,408 (1989 Census).[8]
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]The name Belgorod in Roushie literally means "a white ceety", name bein a compoond o "белый" (bely, "white, licht") an "город" (gorod, "toun, ceety"). The ceety wis thus namit efter the region bein rich in limestane. Etymologically, it corresponds tae ither Slavic ceety names o identical meanin: Belgrade, Białogard, Biograd, Bilhorod, Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi etc.
The dounset wis first mentioned in 1237, when it wis ravagit bi the hordes o Batu Khan. It is unclear whether this Belgorod wis locatit at the same place whaur the current ceety is. In 1596, it wis re-foondit bi the order o Feodor Ioannovich as ane o numerous forts set up tae defend Soothren borders frae the Crimean Tatars.[1]
Efter the Roushie border wis muivit further sooth, the fortress fell in disrepair an the toun wis assigned tae Kursk Govrenorate. Peter the Great visitit it on the eve o the Battle o Poltava, an a dragoon regiment wis stationed in the toun till 1917.
Ioasaph o Belgorod, an 18t century bishop, became widely veneratit as a miracle wirker an wis glorifeed as a saunt o the Roushie Orthodox Kirk in 1911.
It wis occupeed bi Nazi Germany on 25 October 1941. On 12 Julie 1943, durin the Battle o Kursk, the lairgest tank battle in warld history teuk place near Prokhorovka, an the ceety wis consequently leeberatit on 5 August 1943. The Belgorod Diorama is ane o the Warld War II monuments commemoratin the event.
Belgorod is an admeenistrative, industrial an cultural centre o Belgorod Oblast, established in 1954. The major educational centres o the ceety are Belgorod State University, Technological University, Agricultural Academy, Financial Academy.
Belgorod Drama Theater is namit efter ane o the famous 19t-century actors Mikhail Shchepkin who wis born in this region.
Admeenistrative an municipal status
[eedit | eedit soorce]Belgorod is the admeenistrative centre o the oblast. Athin the framewirk o admeenistrative diveesions, it is incorporatit as the ceety o oblast significance o Belgorod—an admeenistrative unit wi the status equal tae that o the destricts.[3] As a municipal diveesion, the ceety o oblast significance o Belgorod is incorporatit as Belgorod Urban Okrug.[4]
Ceety diveesions
[eedit | eedit soorce]For the admeenistrative purposes, Belgorod is dividit intae twa ceety okrugs:
- Vostochny ("Eastren"), population: 141,844 (2010 Census)[2]
- Zapadny ("Wastren"), population: 214,558 (2010 Census)[2]
Climate
[eedit | eedit soorce]Belgorod's climate is humid continental (Köppen climate classification Dfb) featurin cauld winters, wairm simmers an moderate precipitation.
| Climate data for Belgorod | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average heich °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
1.9 (35.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
| Average law °C (°F) | −11.1 (12.0) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
13.3 (55.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
2.4 (36.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52 (2.0) |
40 (1.6) |
36 (1.4) |
46 (1.8) |
48 (1.9) |
67 (2.6) |
72 (2.8) |
53 (2.1) |
49 (1.9) |
40 (1.6) |
52 (2.0) |
50 (2.0) |
605 (23.7) |
| Average precipitation days | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 100 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organisation (UN) [9] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
[eedit | eedit soorce]Syne 1869, thare is an railwey connection atween Belgorod an Moscow.[10] Belgorod is servit bi the Belgorod Internaitional Airport (EGO).
Internaitional relations
[eedit | eedit soorce]Twin touns an sister ceeties
[eedit | eedit soorce]Belgorod is twinned wi:
Wakefield, Ingland, United Kingdom
Herne, North Rhine-Westphalie, Germany
Palembang, Sooth Sumatra, Indonesie
Opole, Poland
Vyshhorod, Ukraine- Kharkiv, Ukraine
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]Notes
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 39. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
- ↑ a b c d Roushie Federal State Stateestics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 Aw-Roushie Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 Aw-Roushie Population Census] (in Roushie). Federal State Stateestics Service.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ a b c Law #248
- ↑ a b c Law #159
- ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Roushie). 3 Juin 2011. Retrieved 19 Januar 2019.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Roushie)
- ↑ Roushie Federal State Stateestics Service (21 Mey 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population o Roushie, Its Federal Destricts, Federal Subjects, Destricts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Admeenistrative Centres, an Rural Localities wi Population o Ower 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [Aw-Roushie Population Census o 2002] (in Roushie).CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [Aw Union Population Census o 1989: Present Population o Union an Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts an Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Destricts, Urban Settlements, an Veelages Servin as Destrict Admeenistrative Centres]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [Aw-Union Population Census o 1989] (in Roushie). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute o Demografie at the Naitional Resairch Varsity: Heicher Schuil o Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "World Weather Information Service – Belgorod". United Nations. Archived frae the original on 26 Januar 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ↑ ["[https://web.archive.org/web/20130929092539/http://www.nnov-airport.ru/rus/wokzal_belgorod.html Archived] 2013-09-29 at the [[Wayback Machine]][[Category:Webarchive template wayback airtins]] Train Station in Belgorod (in Roushie)[[Category:Airticles wi Roushie-leid freemit airtins]]". Archived frae the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 21 Januar 2013. freemit airtin in
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Sources
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Белгородская областная Дума. Закон №248 от 15 декабря 2008 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Белгородской области», в ред. Закона №318 от 18 декабря 2009 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Белгородской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Белгородской области"». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования за исключением положений, для которых предусмотрены иные сроки вступления в силу. Опубликован: "Белгородские известия", №219-220, 19 декабря 2008 г. (Belgorod Oblast Duma. Law #248 of December 15, 2008 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Belgorod Oblast, as amended by the Law #318 of December 18, 2009 On Amending the Law of Belgorod Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Belgorod Oblast". Effective as of 10 days after the day of the official publication; except for the portions for which other effective dates are specified.).
- Белгородская областная Дума. Закон №159 от 20 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения, городского округа, муниципального района», в ред. Закона №179 от 26 февраля 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в статью 10 Закона Белгородской области "Об установлении границ муниципальных образований и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения, городского округа, муниципального района"». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Белгородские известия", №218–220, 24 декабря 2004 г. (Belgorod Oblast Duma. Law #159 of December 20, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations and on Granting Them a Status of Urban, Rural Settlement, Urban Okrug, Municipal District, as amended by the Law #179 of February 26, 2013 On Amending Article 10 of the Law of Belgorod Oblast "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations and on Granting Them a Status of Urban, Rural Settlement, Urban Okrug, Municipal District". Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the official publication.).
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- (in Roushie) Offeecial wabsteid o Belgorod Shukhov State Technological University
- Belgorod ceety views an scenery
- Belgorod, the gowden gate o Sooth Roushie
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