Grayvoron
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Grayvoron is a town and the administrative center of Grayvoronsky District
in Belgorod Oblast
, Russia
, located on the shores of the Vorskla River
(a tributary
of the Dnieper
) and Grayvoronka Rivers). Population:
Grayvoron sloboda
was founded on August 5, 1678. The settlement was granted town status in 1838. It is the birthplace of the Russian engineer and inventor Vladimir Shukhov
.
Grayvoronsky District
Grayvoronsky District is an administrative district , one of the 21 in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Grayvoronsky Municipal District. Its administrative center is the town of Grayvoron. Population: 31,567 . Population of Grayvoron accounts for 21.4% of the district's...
in Belgorod Oblast
Belgorod Oblast
Belgorod Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Belgorod. Population: 1,532,670 .-History:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the shores of the Vorskla River
Vorskla River
The Vorskla River , located in Russia and northeastern Ukraine, is a south-flowing tributary of the Dnieper River.An ancient fort, thought to be Gelonos, is on the Vorskla south of Okhtyrka. In 1399, the Battle of the Vorskla River was fought in the area...
(a tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Dnieper
Dnieper River
The Dnieper River is one of the major rivers of Europe that flows from Russia, through Belarus and Ukraine, to the Black Sea.The total length is and has a drainage basin of .The river is noted for its dams and hydroelectric stations...
) and Grayvoronka Rivers). Population:
Grayvoron sloboda
Sloboda
Sloboda was a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. The name is derived from the early Slavic word for "freedom" and may be vaguely translated as "free settlement"....
was founded on August 5, 1678. The settlement was granted town status in 1838. It is the birthplace of the Russian engineer and inventor Vladimir Shukhov
Vladimir Shukhov
Vladimir Grigoryevich Shukhov , was a Russian engineer-polymath, scientist and architect renowned for his pioneering works on new methods of analysis for structural engineering that led to breakthroughs in industrial design of world's first hyperboloid structures, lattice shell structures, tensile...
.