Bobrov

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city Bobrov Бобров flag coat of arms Federal district Central Russia Oblast Voronezh Rajon Bobrov Head of administration Vladimir Ivanovich Brysgalin First mention 1685 City since 1779 surface 22  km² population 19,738 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 897 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 150  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 47350 Post Code 397700-397706 License Plate 36, 136 OKATO 20 204 501 Website bobrovcity.ru Geographical location Coordinates 51 ° 6 ′  N , 40 ° 2 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 6 ′ 0 ″  N , 40 ° 2 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Voronezh Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Bobrov ( Russian Бобро́в ) is a city in the Voronezh Oblast ( Russia ) with 19,738 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located in the Oka-Don plain about 150 km southeast of the oblast capital Voronezh on the right bank of the Bityug , a left tributary of the Don .

Bobrow is the administrative center of the Rajons of the same name .

The city lies on the railway line Kharkiv - Balashov - Penza, opened on this section in 1895 .

history

The place was first mentioned in 1685 as a place to buy beaver skins (Russian бобр / bobr for " beaver ", hence the place name). The animals were hunted in the area around the Bitjug River.

In 1698 the settlement of Bobrowskaja Sloboda was established , which was given city rights in 1779 under its current name.

Population development

year	Residents
1897	3,884
1939	6,962
1959	7,601
1970	17,977
1979	21,448
1989	21,258
2002	20,806
2010	19,738

Note: census data

Culture and sights

A number of merchant houses and administrative buildings from the 19th and early 20th centuries have been preserved in the city.

In the nearby village of Sloboda (formerly Khrenovoye ) , the state Khrenovoye stud , founded by Count Alexei Orlov-Tschesmensky , has existed since 1776 , where the famous Orlov trotters were first bred and are still today. The original architectural ensemble has largely been preserved and has been protected as a monument since 1960.

economy

In Bobrow there are companies in the food industry, e.g. B. the German Milk Office and the construction industry, a musical instrument and a furniture factory.

See also

• List of cities in Voronezh Oblast

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)

Web links

Commons : Bobrow  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the city administration (Russian)
• City information portal (Russian)
• Bobrov on mojgorod.ru (Russian)