Nikolskoye (Russian: Никольское) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Nikolskoye Rural Settlement, Belgorodsky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia. Population: 7,443 (2021 Census);[2] 2,778 (2010 Census).[3] There are 139 streets.
Nikolskoye
Никольское | |
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Selo | |
  Nikolskoye  Nikolskoye | |
| Coordinates: 50°26′N 36°34′E / 50.433°N 36.567°E[1] | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Belgorod Oblast |
| District | Belgorodsky District |
| Time zone | UTC+3:00 |
History
editIn ancient times, the village was named "Khlopovka", serving as a stop for travelers. In 1775, a church was built in the middle of the village in honor of St. Nicholas, and the village began to be called "Nikolskoye".[4]
By the 1920s, there were 140 households in the village and the villagers mainly consisted of poor and middle-class people.[5]
Russian invasion of Ukraine
editIn March 2024, Belgorod region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported a man and a teenager were killed in the village during a Ukrainian air strike.[6]
In July 2024 three people were reportedly killed in shelling, several more were injured. [7]
Geography
editNikolskoye is located 25 km southeast of Maysky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Brodok is the nearest rural locality.[8]
References
edit- ^ Карта Белгородского района Белгородской области (Map of the Belgorod district of the Belgorod region) mapdata.ru
- ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "История" [History]. 24 October 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ "Культурно-историческое наследие села" [Cultural and historical heritage of the village]. 25 October 2018. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Times, The Moscow (18 March 2024). "2 Killed, 4 Injured in Air Strike on Russia's Belgorod". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
- ^ Papachristou, Lucy (8 July 2024). Lawson, Hugh; Heritage, Timothy (eds.). "Three dead after Ukrainian shelling in Russia's Belgorod region, governor says". Reuters. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Расстояние от Никольского до Майского 25 км
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