Stary Oskol

Stary Oskol (English)
Старый Оскол (Russian)
-  City[1]  -

An old house on Lenina Street

Location of Belgorod Oblast in Russia
Stary Oskol
Location of Stary Oskol in Belgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 51°18′N 37°50′E / 51.300°N 37.833°E / 51.300; 37.833Coordinates: 51°18′N 37°50′E / 51.300°N 37.833°E / 51.300; 37.833
Coat of arms
Flag
Administrative status (as of December 2009)
Country Russia
Federal subject Belgorod Oblast[1]
Administratively subordinated to city of oblast significance of Stary Oskol[1]
Administrative center of city of oblast significance of Stary Oskol,[2] Starooskolsky District[3]
Municipal status (as of March 2011)
Urban okrug Starooskolsky Urban Okrug[4]
Administrative center of Starooskolsky Urban Okrug[4]
Head Pavel Shishkin
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 221,085 inhabitants[5]
- Rank in 2010 84th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[6]
Founded 1593[7]
Postal code(s)[8] 309530
Dialing code(s) +7 4725
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Stary Oskol (Russian: Старый Оскол; IPA: [ˈstarɨj ɐˈskol]) is a city in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located 618 kilometers (384 mi) south of Moscow, on the Oskol River. Population: 221,085 (2010 Census results);[5] 215,898(2002 Census);[9] 173,917(1989 Census).[10]

History

It was founded in 1593[7] as a fortress, a part of the southern fortification line around Moscow. In the 17th century, the town was sacked by Crimean Tatars and Ukrainian Cossacks. Later it was affected by the Russian Civil War in 1919, as well as by World War II, where it was captured by Hungarian troops. After World War II, industry developed in the city and its population started to grow.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Stary Oskol serves as the administrative center of Starooskolsky District,[3] even though it is not a part of it.[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Stary Oskol—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the territories of the city of oblast significance of Stary Oskol and of Starooskolsky District are incorporated as Starooskolsky Urban Okrug.[4]

Economy

Stary Oskol is an important center of iron ore mining, situated at the border of the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly, one of the largest deposits of iron ore worldwide. Over eight million tons of iron ore are mined here per year. For this reason there is also a branch of the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys in the city.

Education

One of the oldest kids music schools in the city is located in the city center, on Lenina Street.

Notable people

International relations

Twin towns and sister cities

Stary Oskol is twinned with:

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Law #248
  2. 1 2 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 14 440», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 14 440, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  3. 1 2 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 14 252», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 14 252, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  4. 1 2 3 Law #159
  5. 1 2 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  6. 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.).
  7. 1 2 Charter of Starooskolsky Urban Okrug
  8. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  9. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  10. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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