Borisoglebsk
For the submarine of the same name, see Russian submarine K-496 Borisoglebsk.
| Borisoglebsk (English) Борисоглебск (Russian) | |
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.svg) Location of Voronezh Oblast in Russia | |
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| Coordinates: 51°22′N 42°05′E / 51.367°N 42.083°ECoordinates: 51°22′N 42°05′E / 51.367°N 42.083°E | |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Voronezh Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Borisoglebsky Urban Okrug |
| Municipal status (as of 1779) | |
| Urban okrug | Borisoglebsky Urban Okrug |
| Head | Nadezhda Kachanova |
| Representative body | City Duma |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 42 km (16 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census) | 69,392 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2002 | 223rd |
| Population (63731 est.) | 2,010 inhabitants |
| Density | 1,652 /km (4,280 /sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSD (UTC+04:00) |
| Founded | 1698 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 47354 |
| Official website | |
Borisoglebsk (Russian: Борисогле́бск) is a town in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vorona River near its confluence with the Khopyor.Population: 63,731; 69,392 (2002 Census); 72,338 (1989 Census); 65,000 (1969). It is host to Borisoglebsk air base.
Borisoglebsk was founded in mid-17th century. It is named for the Russian saints Boris and Gleb.
The famous Bolshevik revolutionary Ivan Fioletov, one of the 26 Baku Commissars, was born here.
Another Russian revolutionary named Maria Spiridonova, assassinated Police Inspector General G.N. Luzhenovsky at the Borisoglebsk railway station in January 1906.
Twin town
References
Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borisoglebsk
