Volokonovka, Volokonovsky District, Belgorod Oblast

Volokonovka
Волоконовка (Russian)
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Location of Belgorod Oblast in Russia
Volokonovka
Location of Volokonovka in Belgorod Oblast
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Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Belgorod Oblast
Municipal status
Municipal district Volokonovsky Municipal District
Urban settlement Volokonovsky Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Volokonovsky Municipal District, Volokonovsky Urban Settlement
Statistics
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[1]
Founded 1731
Town status since 1961
Postal code(s)[2] 309650
Dialing code(s) +7 47235
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Volokonovka (Russian: Волоконовка) is a town in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of Volokonovsky District.

Geography

The town is located on the left bank of the river Oskol (Don basin), 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Novy Oskol.

History

The settlement was founded in 1731. According to the 1877 census, there were 6,240 residents in the town. Status of urban-type settlements was granted since 1961.

On June 25, 2011 a monument to Grigory Volkonsky was unveiled.

References

  1. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  2. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
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