Nikolskoye
Никольское | |
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Selo | |
Coordinates: 50°26′N 36°34′E / 50.433°N 36.567°E [1] | |
Country | Russia |
Region | Belgorod Oblast |
District | Belgorodsky District |
Time zone | UTC+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 Russian census). [3] There are 139 streets.
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]
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]
Nikolskoye is located 25 km southeast of Maysky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Brodok is the nearest rural locality. [7]
Nikolskoye
Никольское | |
---|---|
Selo | |
Coordinates: 50°26′N 36°34′E / 50.433°N 36.567°E [1] | |
Country | Russia |
Region | Belgorod Oblast |
District | Belgorodsky District |
Time zone | UTC+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 Russian census). [3] There are 139 streets.
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]
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]
Nikolskoye is located 25 km southeast of Maysky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Brodok is the nearest rural locality. [7]