Alexeyevka, Belgorod Oblast

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Coat of arms of Alexeyevka
Coat of arms of Alexeyevka

Alexeyevka (Russian: Алексе́евка) is a town in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Tikhaya Sosna River (Don's basin) 306 km east of Belgorod at 50.6389° N 38.7011° E. Population: 39,312 (2002 Census); 36,641 (1989 Census).

Founded in 1685 as Alexeyevka (or Alexeyevskaya) sloboda after Alexey Cherkassky, its first owner. Town status since 1954.