Английская Википедия:Grayvoron
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Grayvoron (Шаблон:Lang-ru, Шаблон:IPA-ru) is a town and the administrative center of Grayvoronsky District in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of the Vorskla (a tributary of the Dnieper) and Grayvoronka Rivers. Population: Шаблон:Ru-census It was previously known as Grayvorony (until 1838).[1]
History
The sloboda of Grayvorony (Шаблон:Lang) was founded on August 5, 1678.[1] The name can be literally translated as "the scream of the crow".Шаблон:Citation needed It was granted town status and given its present name in 1838.[1] According to a 1897 census, the town had a population of 6,340, of which 55% were Russians, 43.3% were Ukrainians, 1.1% were Jews, 0.2% were Romani and 0.1% were Poles.[2]
2023 Belgorod Oblast attack
Шаблон:Main page On 22 May 2023, the Freedom of Russia Legion and Russian Volunteer Corps, two Russian paramilitary units fighting for Ukraine, launched an incursion into parts of Belgorod Oblast, including Grayvoron.[3] On 23 May, Russia said it had routed the militants, pushing the remainder back into Ukraine.[4]
It is the largest cross-border attack during the war since the initial beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022.[5]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Grayvoron serves as the administrative center of Grayvoronsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[6] As a municipal division, the town of Grayvoron, together with the selo of Шаблон:Ill in Grayvoronsky District, is incorporated within Grayvoronsky Municipal District as Grayvoron Urban Settlement.[7]
Notable people
Grayvoron is the birthplace of the Russian engineer and inventor Vladimir Shukhov.
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External links
- Official website of Grayvoron Шаблон:In lang
- Grayvoron Business Directory Шаблон:In lang
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- ↑ Resolution #P/21-21-4
- ↑ Law #159
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