Grayvoron (in English) Грайворон (Russian) |
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Lenina Street in central Grayvoron |
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Location of Belgorod Oblast in Russia |
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Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Belgorod Oblast |
Administrative district | Grayvoronsky District |
Administrative center of | Grayvoronsky District |
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Municipal district | Grayvoronsky Municipal District |
Urban settlement | Grayvoron Urban Settlement |
Administrative center of | Grayvoronsky Municipal District, Grayvoron Urban Settlement |
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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) |
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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.