Korocha
| Korocha (English) Короча (Russian) |
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 Korocha
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| Coordinates: 50°49′N 37°12′E / 50.817°N 37.2°ECoordinates: 50°49′N 37°12′E / 50.817°N 37.2°E | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Belgorod Oblast |
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| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
5,877 inhabitants[1] |
| Population (2002 Census) | 5,921 inhabitants[2] |
| Time zone | MSD (UTC+04:00)[3] |
| Founded | 1638[4] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 47231[citation needed] |
Korocha (Russian: Короча) is a town and the administrative center of Korochansky District of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Korocha River (Seversky Donets's tributary), 57 kilometers (35 mi) northeast of Belgorod. Population: 5,877 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 6,046 (2002 Census);[2] 5,755 (1989 Census).[5]
Korocha was founded in 1638. Of the notable people, mathematician Aleksei Pogorelov was born in this town.
[edit] History
In the early 17th century, there were a small Russian fortress in Korocha. The town started to grow in 1638 when the defense line between Belgorod, Tambov and Ulyanovsk against the Crimean Tatars was built. At this time, it was the south frontier of the Russian Empire. The town was first named Krasny gorod na Koroche (nice town on Korocha river), then Korocha. It became a town in 1708. until the early 20th century, Korocha remains the main town in this region, then it loose its importance. During World War II, Korocha is occupied by the German Wehrmacht from July 1, 1942 and freed on February 7, 1943 by the Voronezh Front of the Red Army during the Battle of Kharkov.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
- ^ "Information on Korocha". http://www.mojgorod.ru/belgorod_obl/korocha/index.html. Retrieved 2011-07-27.(Russian)
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
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