Gryazi (English) Грязи (Russian) |
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Bus station in Gryazi |
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Location of Lipetsk Oblast in Russia |
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Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Lipetsk Oblast |
Administrative district | Gryazinsky District |
Town under district jurisdiction | Gryazi |
Administrative center of | Gryazinsky District, Gryazi Town Under District Jurisdiction |
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Municipal district | Gryazinsky Municipal District |
Urban settlement | Gryazi Urban Settlement |
Administrative center of | Gryazinsky Municipal District, Gryazi Urban Settlement |
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Population (2010 Census) | 46,807 inhabitants |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
Founded | second half of the 19th century |
Town status since | 1938 |
Postal code(s) | 399050, 399053–399061, 399099 |
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Gryazi (Russian: Гря́зи) is a town and the administrative center of Gryazinsky District in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Matyra River (left tributary of the Voronezh; Don's basin) 30 kilometers (19 mi) southeast of Lipetsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 46,807 (2010 Census);47,478 (2002 Census);47,458 (1989 Census).
It was founded in the second half of the 19th century as a settlement around the Gryazi railway station, which was opened in 1868. Town status was granted to it in 1938.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gryazi serves as the administrative center of Gryazinsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Gryazinsky District as Gryazi Town Under District Jurisdiction. As a municipal division, Gryazi Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Gryazinsky Municipal District as Gryazi Urban Settlement.