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Bolkhov

Bolkhov
Болхов
Town[1]
View of Bolkhov from the opposite bank of the Nugr River
View of Bolkhov from the opposite bank of the Nugr River
Coat of arms of Bolkhov
Coat of arms
Location of Bolkhov
Map
Bolkhov is located in Russia
Bolkhov
Bolkhov
Location of Bolkhov
Bolkhov is located in Oryol Oblast
Bolkhov
Bolkhov
Bolkhov (Oryol Oblast)
Coordinates: 53°27′N 36°01′E / 53.450°N 36.017°E / 53.450; 36.017
CountryRussia
Federal subjectOryol Oblast[1]
Administrative districtBolkhovsky District[1]
Town of district significanceBolkhov[1]
First mentioned1196[2]
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total
11,421
 • Capital ofBolkhovsky District,[1] town of district significance of Bolkhov[1]
 • Municipal districtBolkhovsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementBolkhov Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofBolkhovsky Municipal District,[4] Bolkhov Urban Settlement[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
303140, 303142
OKTMO ID54604101001
Websitewww.bolhov-adm.ru

Bolkhov (Russian: Бо́лхов) is a town and the administrative center of Bolkhovsky District in Oryol Oblast, Russia, located on the Nugr River (Oka's tributary), 56 kilometers (35 mi) from Oryol, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 11,421 (2010 Census);[3] 12,148 (2002 Census);[8] 13,071 (1989 Soviet census);[9] 12,800 (1969); 20,703 (1897).

History

Bolkhov was first documented in a chronicle from 1196.[2] After the Mongol invasion of Rus', it became the seat of a local princely dynasty, whose descendants may be traced until the 19th century. In the 16th century, it became one of the fortified posts for defending Moscow from the Tatars on the south. It was there that the army of Vasily IV was defeated by False Dmitry II in 1608.

During World War II, Bolkhov was occupied by the German Army from October 9, 1941 to July 28, 1943.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bolkhov serves as the administrative center of Bolkhovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Bolkhovsky District as the town of district significance of Bolkhov.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Bolkhov is incorporated within Bolkhovsky Municipal District as Bolkhov Urban Settlement.[4]

Religion

Bolkhov preserves four churches dating from the turn of the 18th century, including the five-domed Trinity Monastery Cathedral (1688-1706) and the Trinity church with an elongated belfry. By far the largest church in the city is the Savior's Transfiguration Cathedral, built in 1841–1851 to a design by one of Konstantin Thon's disciples.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Law #522-OZ
  2. ^ a b Official website of Bolkhovsky District. Уездный город Болхов Archived September 5, 2014, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  3. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ a b c d Law #464-OZ
  5. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 54 604 101». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 54 604 101. ).
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

Sources

  • Орловский областной Совет народных депутатов. Закон №522-ОЗ от 6 июля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Орловской области», в ред. Закона №1187-ОЗ от 1 апреля 2011 г «О внесении изменений в законодательные акты Орловской области». Вступил в силу с момента официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Орловская правда", №116, 13 июля 2005 г. (Oryol Oblast Council of People's Deputies. Law #522-OZ of July 6, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Oryol Oblast, as amended by the Law #1187-OZ of April 1, 2011 On Amending the Legislative Acts of Oryol Oblast. Effective as of the moment of the official publication.).
  • Орловский областной Совет народных депутатов. Закон №464-ОЗ от 28 декабря 2004 г. «О статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований на территории Болховского района Орловской области», в ред. Закона №1109-ОЗ от 3 сентября 2010 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Орловской области о статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Орловская правда", №233, 30 декабря 2004 г. (Oryol Oblast Council of People's Deputies. Law #464-OZ of December 28, 2004 On the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Bolkhovsky District of Oryol Oblast, as amended by the Law #1109-OZ of September 3, 2010 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Oryol Oblast on the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
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