Ertil, Voronezh Oblast Explained

En Name:Ertil
Ru Name:Эртиль
Coordinates:51.85°N 88°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Ertil.png
Federal Subject:Voronezh Oblast
Adm District Jur:Ertilsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Ertil
Adm Selsoviet Type:Urban settlement
Adm Ctr Of1:Ertilsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Ertil Urban Settlement
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Ertilsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Ertil Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Ertilsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Ertil Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:11387
Established Date:1897
Current Cat Date:1963
Postal Codes:397030–397033, 397039

Ertil (Russian: Эртиль) is a town and the administrative center of Ertilsky District in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the Ertil River (Don's basin), 145km (90miles) east of Voronezh, the administrative center of the oblast. 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 of Ertilsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with eight rural localities in Ertilsky District, incorporated within Ertilsky District as Ertil Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Ertilsky Municipal District.[2]

Culture

There is a museum of local lore in the town.

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Notes and References

  1. Law #87-OZ
  2. Law #63-OZ