Nikolskoye, Belgorodsky District, Belgorod Oblast

Nikolskoye (Russian: Никольское) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Nikolskoye Rural Settlement, Belgorodsky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia. Population: 7,443 (2021 Census);[2] 2,778 (2010 Russian census).[3] There are 139 streets.

Nikolskoye
Никольское
Selo
Nikolskoye
Nikolskoye
Coordinates: 50°26′N 36°34′E[1]
CountryRussia
RegionBelgorod Oblast
DistrictBelgorodsky District
Time zoneUTC+3:00

History

In ancient times, the village was named "Khlopovka", serving as a stop for travelers. In 1775, a church was built in the middle of the village in honor of St. Nicholas, and the village began to be called "Nikolskoye".[4]

By the 1920s, there were 140 households in the village and the villagers mainly consisted of poor and middle-class people.[5]

Russian invasion of Ukraine

In March 2024, Belgorod region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported a man and a teenager were killed in the village during a Ukrainian air strike.[6]

Geography

Nikolskoye is located 25 km southeast of Maysky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Brodok is the nearest rural locality.[7]

References
  1. Карта Белгородского района Белгородской области
  2. Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. "История". 2018-10-24. Archived from the original on 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  5. "Культурно-историческое наследие села". 2018-10-25. Archived from the original on 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  6. Times, The Moscow (2024-03-18). "2 Killed, 4 Injured in Air Strike on Russia's Belgorod". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  7. Расстояние от Никольского до Майского 25 км
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