Borisoglebsk

Borisoglebsk () is a town in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vorona River near its confluence with the Khopyor. Population: 65,000 (1969).

Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Borisoglebsk
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Борисоглебск
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Rathaus der Stadt Borissoglebsk.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Borisoglebsk Town Administration building
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: left
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Borisoglebsk (Voronezh oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Borisoglebsk (Voronezh oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Voronezh Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur: Borisoglebsky Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of: Borisoglebsky Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: Town

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History
Administrative and municipal status
Military
Notable people
Twin town
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Borisoglebsk () is a town in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vorona River near its confluence with the Khopyor. Population: 65,000 (1969).

==History== Borisoglebsk was founded in 1646 and was named for the Russian saints Boris and Gleb, the first saints canonized in Kievan Rus' after the Christianization of the country.