En Name: | Alexeyevka |
Ru Name: | Алексеевка |
Coordinates: | 50.6333°N 80°W |
Map Label Position: | left |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Alekseevka (Belgorod oblast).svg |
Federal Subject: | Belgorod Oblast |
Adm City Jur: | town of oblast significance of Alexeyevka |
Adm Ctr Of1: | town of oblast significance of Alexeyevka |
Adm Ctr Of2: | Alexeyevsky District |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Alexeyevsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Alexeyevka Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Alexeyevsky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Alexeyevka Urban Settlement |
Pop 2021Census: | 36578 |
Established Date: | 1685 |
Current Cat Date: | 1954 |
Alexeyevka (Russian: Алексе́евка) is a town in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Tikhaya Sosna River (Don's basin) 306km (190miles) east of Belgorod. Population:
It was founded in 1685 as Alexeyevka (or Alexeyevskaya) sloboda, named after Alexey Cherkassky, its first owner.[1] During World War II, Alexeyevka was occupied by the German Army from 1942 until 1943. Town status was granted to it in 1954.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Alexeyevka serves as the administrative center of Alexeyevsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Alexeyevka—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[3] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Alexeyevka is incorporated within Alexeyevsky Municipal District as Alexeyevka Urban Settlement.[4]