Gryazi (Russian: Гря́зи) is a town and the administrative center of Gryazinsky District in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Matyra River (left tributary of the Voronezh; Don's basin) 30 kilometers (19 mi) southeast of Lipetsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 43,908 (2021 Census);[8] 46,807 (2010 Russian census);[3] 47,478 (2002 Census);[9] 47,458 (1989 Soviet census).[10]

Gryazi
Грязи
Bus station in Gryazi
Bus station in Gryazi
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Gryazi is located in Russia
Gryazi
Gryazi
Location of Gryazi
Gryazi is located in Lipetsk Oblast
Gryazi
Gryazi
Gryazi (Lipetsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 52°30′N 39°58′E / 52.500°N 39.967°E / 52.500; 39.967
CountryRussia
Federal subjectLipetsk Oblast[1]
Administrative districtGryazinsky District[1]
Town under district jurisdictionGryazi[1]
Foundedsecond half of
the 19th century
Town status since1938[2]
Elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Population
 • Total46,807
 • Capital ofGryazinsky District,[1] Gryazi Town Under District Jurisdiction[1]
 • Municipal districtGryazinsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementGryazi Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofGryazinsky Municipal District,[5] Gryazi Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
399050, 399053–399061, 399099
OKTMO ID42606101001

History

It was founded in the second half of the 19th century as a settlement around the Gryazi railway station, which was opened in 1868.[2] Town status was granted to it in 1938.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gryazi serves as the administrative center of Gryazinsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Gryazinsky District as Gryazi Town Under District Jurisdiction.[1] As a municipal division, Gryazi Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Gryazinsky Municipal District as Gryazi Urban Settlement.[4]

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  • Липецкий областной Совет депутатов. Закон №382-ОЗ от 28 апреля 2010 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Липецкой области и порядке его изменения», в ред. Закона №343-ОЗ от 5 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые Законы Липецкой области в связи с объединением сельских поселений Добринский сельсовет и Сафоновский сельсовет Добринского муниципального района Липецкой области». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Липецкая газета", №88, 7 мая 2010 г. (Lipetsk Oblast Council of Deputies. Law #382-OZ of April 28, 2010 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Lipetsk Oblast and on the Procedures for Its Change, as amended by the Law #343-OZ of December 5, 2014 On Amending Various Laws of Lipetsk Oblast Due to the Merger of the Rural Settlements of Dobrinsky Selsoviet and Safonovsky Selsoviet in Dobrinsky Municipal District of Lipetsk Oblast. Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the day of the official publication.).
  • Липецкий областной Совет депутатов. Закон №126-ОЗ от 23 сентября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Липецкой области», в ред. Закона №343-ОЗ от 5 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые Законы Липецкой области в связи с объединением сельских поселений Добринский сельсовет и Сафоновский сельсовет Добринского муниципального района Липецкой области». Вступил в силу 26 сентября 2004 г. Опубликован: "Липецкая газета", №188, 25 сентября 2004 г. (Lipetsk Oblast Council of Deputies. Law #126-OZ of September 23, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations in Lipetsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #343-OZ of December 5, 2014 On Amending Various Laws of Lipetsk Oblast Due to the Merger of the Rural Settlements of Dobrinsky Selsoviet and Safonovsky Selsoviet in Dobrinsky Municipal District of Lipetsk Oblast. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).