Gribanovsky (urban-type settlement) explained

En Name:Gribanovsky
Ru Name:Грибановский
Coordinates:51.45°N 99°W
Map Label Position:bottom
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Gribanovsky (Voronezh oblast).png
Federal Subject:Voronezh Oblast
Adm District Jur:Gribanovsky District
Adm Ctr Of:Gribanovsky District
Inhabloc Cat:Urban locality
Inhabloc Type:"urban-type settlement"
Pop 2010Census:15,686
Date:April 2013

Gribanovsky (Russian: Гриба́новский) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Gribanovsky District of Voronezh Oblast, Russia. Population:

History

It was founded in 1703 as the village of Bolshaya Gribanovka in the Tambov district, and later the village was a part of Borisoglebsky Uyezd of Tambov Governorate. In 1728 it was owned by Prince Menshikov. At the end of the 18th century, the wooden Epiphany Church was built, and in 1899 it was rebuilt into a stone church. In 1860, a sugar factory was built near the village. In 1869 a railway station was built. Since 1957 Gribanovkahas held the status of urban-type settlement.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: VRN Guide page . 2018-10-01 . 2018-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181002020201/https://vrnguide.ru/t-admin/gribanovskij-district/posjolok-gribanovskij.html . dead .