Alexeyevka, Belgorod Oblast
Town in Belgorod Oblast, Russia
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Alexeyevka (Russian: Алексе́евка; Ukrainian: Алексєєвка) is a town in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Tikhaya Sosna River (Don's basin) 306 kilometers (190 mi) east of Belgorod. Population: 36,578 (2021 census);[8] 39,026 (2010 census);[9] 39,312 (2002 census);[10] 36,641 (1989 Soviet census).[11] It is located in the historic region of Sloboda Ukraine.[12]
Alexeyevka
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| Coordinates: 50°38′N 38°42′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Belgorod Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1685[2] |
| Town status since | 1954 |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2021) | 36,578 ) |
| • Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Alexeyevka[1] |
| • Capital of | town of oblast significance of Alexeyevka,[3] Alexeyevsky District[4] |
| • Municipal district | Alexeyevsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Urban settlement | Alexeyevka Urban Settlement[5] |
| • Capital of | Alexeyevsky Municipal District,[5] Alexeyevka Urban Settlement[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [6]) |
| Postal code[7] | 309850 |
| OKTMO ID | 14710000001 |
History
It was founded by Ukrainian Cossacks from Bohuslav[12] in 1685 as Alexeyevka (or Alexeyevskaya) sloboda, named after Alexey Cherkassky, its first owner.[2] It was administratively located in the Ostrogozhsk Regiment of Sloboda Ukraine until 1765.[2] The settlement suffered a fire in 1826 and cholera epidemics in 1831, 1847, and 1892.[12] A horse-drawn oil mill was built in 1833, and then a steam-powered oil mill was built in 1886.[12] In 1895, a railway station was opened on the line.[12] In 1897, it had some 13,600 mainly Ukrainian inhabitants.[12]
In 1918, it was part of the Ukrainian State, and then passed to the Soviets.[12] According to the 1926 census, Ukrainians made up 64.5% of the population.[12] During World War II, Alexeyevka was occupied by the German Army from 1942 until 1943. Town status was granted in 1954.[13]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Alexeyevka serves as the administrative center of Alexeyevsky District,[4] even though it is not a part of it.[3] 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.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Alexeyevka is incorporated within Alexeyevsky Municipal District as Alexeyevka Urban Settlement.[5]
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