Borisoglebsk

For the submarine of the same name, see Russian submarine Borisoglebsk (K-496).

Borisoglebsk (English) Борисоглебск (Russian)
-  Town  -
Borisoglebsk Town Administration building
Borisoglebsk Location of Borisoglebsk in Voronezh Oblast
Coordinates:
Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of August 2014)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Voronezh Oblast
Administratively subordinated to	Borisoglebsky Urban Okrug
Administrative center of	Borisoglebsky Urban Okrug
Municipal status (as of August 2014)
Urban okrug	Borisoglebsky Urban Okrug
Administrative center of	Borisoglebsky Urban Okrug
Head	Alexey Kabargin
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	65,585 inhabitants
- Rank in 2010	240th
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded	1646
Postal code(s)	397160, 397163–397167, 397170–397172, 397189
Dialing code(s)	+7 47354
Official website
[[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Borisoglebsk]] on Wikimedia Commons

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: 65,585 (2010 Census); 69,392 (2002 Census); 72,338 (1989 Census); 65,000 (1969).

History

It was founded in 1646. It is named for the Russian saints Boris and Gleb.

In 1870, Brewery #4 Klinsmann was opened. The plant produces dark and light beer, as well as fruit soda. With the advent of Soviet power plant continued to operate in its original form. In the middle of the 20th century, the company has been upgraded, new shops built and launched new lines. Currently, the company is going through hard times, but continues to produce beer.

In Borisoglebsk in the early 20th century there was a very busy marina, on the proximity to Chopra named Khopyorskaya. Back in the 1870s in the local pier was loaded more than 52 million m³ of grain and flour in Borisoglebsk on the meadow side Chopra and Ravens are built annually to two thousand barges, send the goods to Rostov and Taganrog; here every year before, to 10 thousand boatmen. Dirt - holding Tsaritsin road Borisoglebsk contacted Tsaritsyn and, therefore, with the edge of the Volga on the one hand and with the ports of the Baltic Sea on the other, and quickly became one of the busiest points hlebotorgovyh Black Earth region, through which were sent to St. Petersburg and Moscow, grain, timber, kerosene, fish, eggs, watermelon and salt lakes of the Astrakhan province, which supplies the entire area of the railway.

According to the 1885 population Borisoglebsk 13,007 inhabitants (6,325 males and 6,682 females), almost exclusively Russian Orthodox. In Borisoglebsk in the early 20th century there was a female (4- class ) and the men (6 classes ) gymnasia, technical railway school, 2 urban parish school fairs, etc. From then stood Kazan (July 6), lasted 3 days, having important ( local) economic value.

After the Bolsheviks came to power in 1918 in Borisoglebsk concentration was organized by one of the first concentration camps in Russia for "alien and petty-bourgeois elements".

In December 1922, Borisoglebsk was created 2nd Military School Red Air Force pilots which became later, the renowned Borisoglebsk Higher Military Order of the Red Banner of Lenin School for Pilots Chkalov.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with twenty-four rural localities, incorporated as Borisoglebsky Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.

Military

The town is host to Borisoglebsk air base.

Notable people

The famous Bolshevik revolutionary Ivan Fioletov, one of the 26 Baku Commissars, was born here.

Maria Spiridonova, another Russian revolutionary, assassinated Police Inspector General G. N. Luzhenovsky at the Borisoglebsk railway station in January 1906.

Twin town

• Delmenhorst, Germany

References

Sources

• Воронежская областная Дума. Закон №87-ОЗ от 27 октября 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Воронежской области и порядке его изменения», в ред. Закона №41-ОЗ от 13 апреля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Воронежской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Воронежской области и порядке его изменения"». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Молодой коммунар", №123, 3 ноября 2006 г. (Voronezh Oblast Duma. Law #87-OZ of October 27, 2006 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Voronezh Oblast and on the Procedures of Changing It, as amended by the Law #41-OZ of April 13, 2015 On Amending the Law of Voronezh Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Voronezh Oblast and on the Procedures of Changing It". Effective as of after 10 days from the day of the official publication.).
• Воронежская областная Дума. Закон №63-ОЗ от 15 октября 2004 г. «Об определении границ, наделении соответствующим статусом, определении административных центров отдельных муниципальных образований Воронежской области», в ред. Закона №77-ОЗ от 4 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Воронежской области в связи с изменением границ некоторых муниципальных образований Воронежской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Коммуна", №166, 26 октября 2004 г. (Voronezh Oblast Duma. Law #63-OZ of October 15, 2004 On Establishing the Borders, Granting Appropriate Status, Establishing the Administrative Centers of Various Municipal Formations of Voronezh Oblast, as amended by the Law #77-OZ of June 4, 2015 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Voronezh Oblast Due to Changing the Borders of Several Municipal Formations in Voronezh Oblast. Effective as of the official publication date.).