Alexeyevka, Belgorod Oblast Explained

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:

History

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]

Administrative and municipal status

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: История . 2024-07-30 . adm-alekseevka.gosuslugi.ru.
  2. Web site: ИнфоРост . Н. П. . ГПИБ СССР. Административно-территориальное деление союзных республик на 1 января 1980 года : [справочник]. - М., 1980. ]. 2024-07-30 . elib.shpl.ru.
  3. Law #248
  4. Law #159