Bogorodsk (Russian: Богоро́дск) is a town and the administrative center of Bogorodsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located 43 kilometers (27 mi) southwest of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 35,499 (2010 Russian census);[2] 37,095 (2002 Census);[7] 38,401 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Bogorodsk Богородск | |
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.jpg) Krasnaya Square in central Bogorodsk | |
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Location of Bogorodsk  | |
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| Coordinates: 56°07′N 43°30′E / 56.117°N 43.500°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Bogorodsky District[1] |
| Town of district significance | Bogorodsk[1] |
| Known since | 1570 |
| Town status since | 1923 |
| Elevation | 131 m (430 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 35,499 |
| • Estimate (2018)[3] | 34,240 (−3.5%) |
| • Capital of | Bogorodsky District,[1] town of district significance of Bogorodsk[1] |
| • Municipal district | Bogorodsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Urban settlement | Bogorodsk Urban Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Bogorodsky Municipal District,[4] Bogorodsk Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [5]) |
| Postal code(s)[6] | 607600, 607602, 607603, 607605, 607649 |
| OKTMO ID | 22607101001 |
| Website | www |
History
It has been known since 1570 as the village of Bogorodichnoye, Bogoroditskoye, or Bogorodskoye.[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1923.[citation needed]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bogorodsk serves as the administrative center of Bogorodsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Bogorodsky District as the town of district significance of Bogorodsk.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Bogorodsk is incorporated within Bogorodsky Municipal District as Bogorodsk Urban Settlement.[4]
Economy
Bogorodsk is one of the oldest centers of the leather industry in Russia.
The NRING Circuit is located in Bogorodsk, and is used for Russian national motor racing events.
References
Notes
Sources
- Государственно-правовой департамент Нижегородской области. Приказ №3-од от 27 января 2016 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных образований, городских и сельских населённых пунктов Нижегородской области». Опубликован: "Нижегородская правда", №27(26048) (начало) и №30 (26051) (окончание), 19 и 26 марта 2016 г. (State Legal Department of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Order #3-od of January 27, 2016 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations, Urban and Rural Localities of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. ).
- Законодательное Собрание Нижегородской области. Закон №152-З от 24 октября 2005 г. «Об утверждении границ, состава территории Богородского муниципального района, границ и состава территорий муниципальных образований, входящих в состав Богородского муниципального района», в ред. Закона №153-З от 28 августа 2009 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований — сельских поселений Алешковский сельсовет, Араповский сельсовет, Инютинский сельсовет, Каменский сельсовет, Ключищинский сельсовет, Лакшинский сельсовет, Оранский сельсовет, Хвощевский сельсовет, Шапкинский сельсовет, Шварихинский сельсовет Богородского района Нижегородской области и о внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Нижегородской области». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Нижегородские новости", №214(3386), 16 ноября 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Law #152-Z of October 24, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and the Composition of Bogorodsky Municipal District, the Borders and the Composition of the Municipal Formations Within Bogoroditsky Municipal District, as amended by the Law #153-Z of August 28, 2009 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations—Rural Settlements of Aleshkovsky Selsoviet, Arapovsky Selsoviet, Inyutinsky Selsoviet, Kamensky Selsoviet, Klyuchishchinsky Selsoviet, Lakshinsky Selsoviet, Oransky Selsoviet, Khvoshchevsky Selsoviet, Shapkinsky Selsoviet, Shvarikhinsky Selsoviet of Bogorodsky Municipal District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and on Amending Various Laws of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Effective as of the day after ten days from the day of the official publication have passed.).
External links
- Official website of Bogorodsk (in Russian)
- Bogorodsk Business Directory (in Russian)