Belyov

Belev is a redirect to this article. On the Bulgarian Commissioner for Jewish Affairs during the Second World War, see Alexander Belev .

city Belyov Белёв coat of arms Federal district Central Russia Oblast Tula Rajon Belyov First mention 1147 City since 1777 surface 8.58  km² population 13,918 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1622 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 165  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 48742 Post Code 301530-301532 License Plate 71 OKATO 70 206 501 Website www.belev.ru Geographical location Coordinates 53 ° 48 '  N , 36 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 53 ° 48 '0 "  N , 36 ° 8' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Tula Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Beljow ( Russian Белёв ) is a city in Tula Oblast , Russia , on the left bank of the Oka River . The city has 13,918 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

history

Like many other cities on the Oka, Belyov was mentioned for the first time in a chronicle in 1147. After the Chernigov principality disappeared after the Mongol invasion of Russia , Belyov became the seat of the local princely dynasty. The princes of Belyov vacillated between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Grand Duchy of Moscow until they moved to the latter. The city has one of the oldest churches in Tula Oblast.

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  Belyov early 20th century

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  Coat of arms 1778

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  Coat of arms 1990

Population development

year	Residents
1897	9,562
1939	17.602
1959	17,153
1970	17,733
1979	17,971
1989	18,345
2002	16,083
2010	13,918
2018	13,180

Note: census data

Personalities

• Sinaida Hippius (1869–1945), Russian poet and book author
• Oleg Tolstikow (1905–1971), Soviet-Russian Colonel General
• Yevgeny Vysotsky (1947–2011), Russian Colonel General

The Russian poet and translator Vasily Zhukovsky was born in Mishenskoye near Belyov.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)
2. ↑ Толстиков Олег Викторович. encyclopedia.mil.ru, accessed April 19, 2018 (Russian). 
3. ↑ Высоцкий Евгений Васильевич. warheroes.ru, accessed April 19, 2018 (Russian). 

Web links

Commons : Beljow  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• City website (Russian)
• Belyov on mojgorod.ru (Russian)