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Belgorod

Belgorod (, ) is a city that serves as the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River, approximately north of the border with Ukraine. It has a population of

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Belgorod is a Russian city that serves as the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast and sits on the Seversky Donets River near the Ukraine border. It matters partly because of its strategic location close to Ukraine, which has made it significant during recent regional conflicts.

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Russian inhabited locality.postal_codes: 308000–308002, 308004–308007, 308009–308020, 308023–308027, 308029, 308031–308034, 308036, 308099, 308700, 308880, 308890, 308899, 308940, 308960, 308961, 308967, 308971–308974, 308991–308994
Russian inhabited locality.dialing_codes: 472
Russian inhabited locality.website: http://www.beladm.ru
Russian inhabited locality.mapframe: yes
Russian inhabited locality.mapframe zoom: 10
Russian inhabited locality.mapframe wikidata: yes
Russian inhabited locality.mapframe marker: city
Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Belgorod
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Белгород
Russian inhabited locality.pushpin_map: Russia Belgorod Oblast#European Russia#Russia#Europe
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: right
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Belgorod.svg
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Belgorod.svg
Russian inhabited locality.holiday: 5 August
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Belgorod Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject_ref: <!--
Russian inhabited locality.adm_data_as_of: July 2013-->
Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur: city of oblast significance of Belgorod

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Named after: city
Religion: Russian Orthodox Church
Award: Order of Lenin
Country: Tsardom of Russia
Continent: Europe
Population: 321761
Area: 153.1
Elevation: 130
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Body of water: Donets
Capital of: Belgorodsky District
Official website: www.beladm.ru
Image: Белгород с аэростата 5 августа 2014 10.jpg
Dialing code: 4722
Flag: flag of Belgorod
Significant event: 30 December 2023 Belgorod shelling

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twinned administrative body: Kursk
Commons category: Belgorod
topic's main category: Category:Belgorod
postal code: 308000–309000
inception: 1596-01-01
category for people born here: Category:Births in Belgorod
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Belgorod
category of associated people: Category:People from Belgorod
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Commons gallery: Белгород
time of earliest written record: 1596-00-00
native label: Белгород

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections

Contents

Etymology
Demographics
Geography
Urban layout
Climate
History
Before the 20th century
20th century
21st century
Administrative and municipal status
Transportation
Culture and art
Education
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
Notes
References
Sources
External links

It was founded in 1596 as a defensive fort on the southern border of Russia. Contested by various factions during World War I and the Russian Civil War, the city served as the temporary Soviet Ukrainian capital at the turn of 1918 and 1919.

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