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Volokonovka, Volokonovsky District, Belgorod Oblast

Coordinates: 50°29′2″N 37°52′17″E / 50.48389°N 37.87139°E / 50.48389; 37.87139
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Volokonovka
Волоконовка
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Volokonovka is located in Russia
Volokonovka
Volokonovka
Location of Volokonovka
Volokonovka is located in Belgorod Oblast
Volokonovka
Volokonovka
Volokonovka (Belgorod Oblast)
Coordinates: 50°29′2″N 37°52′17″E / 50.48389°N 37.87139°E / 50.48389; 37.87139
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBelgorod Oblast
Founded1731
Town status since1961
 • Municipal districtVolokonovsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementVolokonovsky Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofVolokonovsky Municipal District, Volokonovsky Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[1])
Postal code(s)[2]
309650
Dialing code(s)+7 47235
OKTMO ID14630151051

Volokonovka (Russian: Волоконовка) is a town in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of Volokonovsky District]].

Geography

The town is located on the left bank of the river Oskol (Don basin), 30 km south of Novy Oskol.

History

The settlement was founded in 1731. According to the 1877 census, there were 6,240 residents in the town. Status of urban-type settlements was granted since 1961.

On June 25, 2011 a monument to Grigory Volkonsky was unveiled.

References

  1. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)