Graivoron

Grayvoron Грайворон (Russian)
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Lenina Street in central Grayvoron
Location of Belgorod Oblast in Russia
Grayvoron Location of Grayvoron in Belgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 50°29′N 35°40′E / 50.483°N 35.667°E / 50.483; 35.667Coordinates: 50°29′N 35°40′E / 50.483°N 35.667°E / 50.483; 35.667
Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of February 2013)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Belgorod Oblast
Administrative district	Grayvoronsky District
Administrative center of	Grayvoronsky District
Municipal status (as of May 2013)
Municipal district	Grayvoronsky Municipal District
Urban settlement	Grayvoron Urban Settlement
Administrative center of	Grayvoronsky Municipal District, Grayvoron Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	6,234 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded	August 5, 1678
Town status since	1838
Previous names	Grayvorony (until 1838)
Website	www.graivoron.ru/nasch_rai/settlement/gorpos/
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Grayvoron (Russian: Гра́йворон) is a town and the administrative center of Grayvoronsky District in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of the Vorskla (a tributary of the Dnieper) and Grayvoronka Rivers. Population: 6,234 (2010 Census);6,196 (2002 Census);5,992 (1989 Census).

The sloboda of Grayvorony (Грайвороны) was founded on August 5, 1678. It was granted town status and given its present name in 1838.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Grayvoron serves as the administrative center of Grayvoronsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Grayvoron, together with the selo of Lugovka in Grayvoronsky District, is incorporated within Grayvoronsky Municipal District as Grayvoron Urban Settlement.

Grayvoron is the birthplace of the Russian engineer and inventor Vladimir Shukhov.

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