Stroitel
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Stroitel is a town and the administrative center of Yakovlevsky District
of Belgorod Oblast
, Russia
, located near the Vorskla River
(an arm of the Dnieper
), 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Belgorod
. Population:
Stroitel was founded in 1958 due to the then-planned construction of the Yakovlevsky mine. It was granted urban-type settlement
status in 1960 and town status in 2000.
Yakovlevsky District, Belgorod Oblast
Yakovlevsky District is an administrative district , one of the 21 in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Yakovlevsky Municipal District. Its administrative center is the town of Stroitel. Population: 51,409 ; Population of Stroitel accounts for 41.4% of the district's...
of 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 near 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...
(an arm 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...
), 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Belgorod
Belgorod
-Twin towns/sister cities:Belgorod is twinned with: Wakefield, England, United Kingdom Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia Opole, Poland Vyshhorod, Ukraine Kharkiv, Ukraine-External links:...
. Population:
Stroitel was founded in 1958 due to the then-planned construction of the Yakovlevsky mine. It was granted urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
status in 1960 and town status in 2000.