Stavropol
| Stavropol (English) Ставрополь (Russian) |
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 Stavropol city center |
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.svg) Location of Stavropol Krai in Russia |
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| Anthem | none |
| Administrative status (as of March 2015) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Stavropol Krai |
| Administratively subordinated to | city of krai significance of Stavropol |
| Administrative center of | Stavropol Krai, city of krai significance of Stavropol |
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| Urban okrug | Stavropol Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Stavropol Urban Okrug |
| Head | Andrey Dzhatdoyev |
| Representative body | City Duma |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 398,539 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 47th |
| Population (January 2015 est.) | 425,853 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | October 22, 1777 |
| City status since | 1785 |
| Previous names | Voroshilovsk (until January 12, 1943) |
| Postal code(s) | 355000–355013, 355016–355021, 355024–355026, 355028–355032, 355035, 355037, 355038, 355040–355042, 355044, 355045, 355047 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8652 |
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| 2010 Census | 398,539 |
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| 2002 Census | 354,867 |
| 1989 Census | 318,298 |
| 1979 Census | 258,233 |
Stavropol (Russian: Ставрополь; IPA: [ˈstavrəpəlʲ]) is a city and the administrative center of Stavropol Krai, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 398,539.
The name "Stavropol" (Russian: Ста́врополь) is a Russian rendition of the Greek name, Stauropolis (Greek: Σταυρούπολις, was the name of an historically-unrelated archbishopric in Caria, a Roman province in present Anatolia), meaning "the City of the Cross". According to legend, soldiers found a stone cross there while building the fortress in the city's future location.
The Cherkess call the city Shetkala meaning Shet fort.
It was founded on October 22, 1777 following the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774 as a military encampment, and was granted city status in 1785. Prince Grigory Potemkin, who founded Stavropol as one of ten fortresses built between Azov and Mozdok at the request of Catherine the Great, played a leading role in the creation of the city. Don Cossacks, particularly those from the Khopersky Regiment, settled the area in and around the cities of Stavropol and Georgiyevsk with a mission to defend borders of the Empire.
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