Bolkhov
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Bolkhov is a town and the administrative center of Bolkhovsky District
of Oryol Oblast
, Russia
, located on the Nugr River (Oka
's tributary
), 56 kilometres (34.8 mi) away from Oryol
. Population: 12,800 (1969); 20,703 (1897).
The town existed since the 13th century. After the Mongol invasion of Russia, it became the seat of a local princely dynasty, whose descendants may be traced until the 19th century. In the 16th century, it became one of the fortified posts for defending Moscow
from the Tatars
on the south. It was there that the army of Vasily IV was defeated by False Dmitry II
in 1608.
Bolkhov preserves four churches dating from the turn of the 18th century, including the five-domed Trinity Monastery Cathedral (1688-1706) and the graceful Trinity church with an elongated belfry. By far the largest church in the city is the Saviour's Transfiguration Cathedral, built in 1841-51 to a design by one of Konstantin Thon
's disciples.
Bolkhovsky District
Bolkhovsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 24 in Oryol Oblast, Russia....
of Oryol Oblast
Oryol Oblast
Oryol Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Oryol. Population: -Geography:It is located in the southwestern part of the Central Federal District, in the Mid-Russian Highlands. Kaluga and Tula Oblasts border it in the north, Bryansk Oblast is located to...
, 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 Nugr River (Oka
Oka River
Oka is a river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga. It flows through the regions of Oryol, Tula, Kaluga, Moscow, Ryazan, Vladimir, and Nizhny Novgorod and is navigable over a large part of its total length, as far upstream as to the town of Kaluga. Its length exceeds...
's 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...
), 56 kilometres (34.8 mi) away from Oryol
Oryol
Oryol or Orel is a city and the administrative center of Oryol Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River, approximately south-southwest of Moscow...
. Population: 12,800 (1969); 20,703 (1897).
The town existed since the 13th century. After the Mongol invasion of Russia, it became the seat of a local princely dynasty, whose descendants may be traced until the 19th century. In the 16th century, it became one of the fortified posts for defending Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
from the Tatars
Tatars
Tatars are a Turkic speaking ethnic group , numbering roughly 7 million.The majority of Tatars live in the Russian Federation, with a population of around 5.5 million, about 2 million of which in the republic of Tatarstan.Significant minority populations are found in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,...
on the south. It was there that the army of Vasily IV was defeated by False Dmitry II
False Dmitry II
False Dmitry II , also called the rebel of Tushino, was the second of three pretenders to the Russian throne who claimed to be Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich of Russia, the youngest son of Ivan the Terrible...
in 1608.
Bolkhov preserves four churches dating from the turn of the 18th century, including the five-domed Trinity Monastery Cathedral (1688-1706) and the graceful Trinity church with an elongated belfry. By far the largest church in the city is the Saviour's Transfiguration Cathedral, built in 1841-51 to a design by one of Konstantin Thon
Konstantin Thon
Konstantin Andreyevich Thon, also spelled Ton was an official architect of Imperial Russia during the reign of Nicholas I. His major works include the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, the Grand Kremlin Palace and the Kremlin Armoury in Moscow....
's disciples.