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:
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]