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Nikolskoye, Belgorodsky District, Belgorod Oblast

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Nikolskoye
Никольское
Selo
Nikolskoye is located in Belgorod Oblast
Nikolskoye
Nikolskoye
Nikolskoye is located in Russia
Nikolskoye
Nikolskoye
Coordinates: 50°26′N 36°34′E / 50.433°N 36.567°E / 50.433; 36.567[1]
CountryRussia
RegionBelgorod Oblast
DistrictBelgorodsky District
Time zoneUTC+3:00

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.

History

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In 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

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In 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

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Nikolskoye is located 25 km southeast of Maysky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Brodok is the nearest rural locality.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Карта Белгородского района Белгородской области (Map of the Belgorod district of the Belgorod region) mapdata.ru
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "История" [History]. 24 October 2018. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Times, The Moscow (18 March 2024). "2 Killed, 4 Injured in Air Strike on Russia's Belgorod". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Расстояние от Никольского до Майского 25 км