Lebedyan
| Lebedyan (English) Лебедянь (Russian) |
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| Administrative status (as of August 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Lipetsk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Lebedyansky District |
| Town under district jurisdiction | Lebedyan |
| Administrative center of | Lebedyansky District, Lebedyan Town Under District Jurisdiction |
| Municipal status (as of December 2013) | |
| Municipal district | Lebedyansky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Lebedyan Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Lebedyansky Municipal District, Lebedyan Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 21,012 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1613 |
| Town status since | 1779 |
| Postal code(s) | 399610–399613, 399619 |
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Lebedyan (Russian: Лебедя́нь) is a town and the administrative center of Lebedyansky District in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the upper Don River, 62 kilometers (39 mi) northwest of Lipetsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 21,012 (2010 Census);22,966 (2002 Census);22,850 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1613 largely to guard the holdings of I. N. Romanov, the Tsar's uncle, and served as a border outpost protecting South Russia from the Crimean Tatars' incursions. The Trinity Monastery was established in 1621 and several churches were built by the end of the century; they are all now reduced to ruins.
Chartered in 1779, Lebedyan developed in the 19th century as a center of horse racing and horse breeding. The locals claim that the first racetrack in Russia was opened here in 1826. The Agricultural Society of Lebedyan, founded in 1847, was influential in preparing the emancipation reform of 1861.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lebedyan serves as the administrative center of Lebedyansky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Lebedyansky District as Lebedyan Town Under District Jurisdiction. As a municipal division, Lebedyan Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Lebedyansky Municipal District as Lebedyan Urban Settlement.
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