Belyov
Белёв
Town[1]
Coat of arms of Belyov
Coat of arms
Location of Belyov
Map
Belyov is located in Russia
Belyov
Belyov
Location of Belyov
Belyov is located in Tula Oblast
Belyov
Belyov
Belyov (Tula Oblast)
Coordinates: 53°48′45″N 36°08′00″E / 53.81250°N 36.13333°E / 53.81250; 36.13333
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTula Oblast[1]
Administrative districtBelyovsky District[1]
Town under district jurisdictionBelyov[2]
First mentioned1147[3]
Area
 • Total8.58 km2 (3.31 sq mi)
Elevation
165 m (541 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total13,918
 • Estimate 
(2018)[5]
13,180 (−5.3%)
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
 • Capital ofBelyovsky District,[1] Belyov Town Under District Jurisdiction[6]
 • Municipal districtBelyovsky Municipal District[7]
 • Urban settlementBelyov Urban Settlement[7]
 • Capital ofBelyovsky Municipal District,[7] Belyov Urban Settlement[8]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[9])
Postal code(s)[10]
301530–301532
OKTMO ID70606101001

Belyov (Russian: Белёв) is a town and the administrative center of Belyovsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River. Population: 13,180 (2018); 13,918 (2010 Census).[4]

History

As is the case with many other towns in the former Upper Oka Principalities, Belyov was first mentioned in a chronicle in 1147.[3] After the disintegration of the Principality of Chernigov in the wake of the Mongol invasion of Rus', Belyov became a seat of a local princely dynasty in 1468.[11] The princes of Belyov fluctuated between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Grand Duchy of Moscow, until they moved to the latter state.

During World War II, Belyov was occupied by the German Army in October, 1941, but was liberated by elements of 10th Army on December 31, during the Soviet counteroffensive phase of the Battle of Moscow.[12]

Following an incident where a local Jewish families were accused of murdering a child to use his blood to bake matzah, there was a rise in anti-Jewish propaganda by Communist Party members. These allegations that Jews used the blood of Christians in rituals was embarrassing to the Communist Party when it came from Party Members, and a pogrom was narrowly averted in this instance. Some press sources from that time, most in Yiddish, condemned the inaction against the prominent community members and demanded adherence to Communist party policies on antisemitism.[13]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belyov serves as the administrative center of Belyovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Belyovsky District as Belyov Town Under District Jurisdiction.[2] As a municipal division, Belyov Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Belyovsky Municipal District as Belyov Urban Settlement.[7]

Architecture

The town contains one of the oldest churches in Tula Oblast.

Economy

Belyov is home to Transmash railroad equipment factory. It is also famous for pastila whose production started in 1888 and was revived in 2010s.[14]

Notable people

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Law #954-ZTO
  2. ^ a b Law #954-ZTO defines a town under district jurisdiction as a town which is a part of one of the districts of the oblast. OKATO lists the town of Belyov as a part of Belyovsky District and separately from other administrative divisions of the district.
  3. ^ a b Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 41. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  4. ^ a b 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.
  5. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  6. ^ Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 70 206 501», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 70 206 501, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
  7. ^ a b c d Law #543-ZTO
  8. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 70 606 101». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 70 606 101. ).
  9. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  10. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  11. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Byelev" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 895.
  12. ^ Soviet General Staff, The Battle of Moscow, ed. & trans. R.W. Harrison, Helion & Co., Ltd., Solihull, UK, 2017, Kindle ed., part V, ch. 5
  13. ^ Bemporad 2019, p. 49.
  14. ^ "Сладкое место: как производство пастилы из промысла превратилось в бизнес".

Sources

External links

Administrative divisions of Tula Oblast
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