Oboyan
Coordinates: 51°13′N 36°15′E / 51.217°N 36.250°E
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Oboyan (Russian: Обоя́нь) is a town and the administrative center of Oboyansky District of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located 60 kilometers (37 mi) south of Kursk on the right bank of the Psyol River at its confluence with the Oboyanka River. Population: 13,565 (2010 Census);[1] 14,618 (2002 Census);[2] 15,360 (1989 Census).[3]
Oboyan was founded in 1639 as a fortress on the southern borders of the Russian state. It was granted town status in 1779. During World War I, Oboyan was occupied by German troops from 17 April to 19 April 1918. During Russian Civil War, Obojan was controlled by the troops of General Denikin, from 17 August to 30 August 1918 and from 13 September 1918 to November 26, 1919. During World War II, Oboyan was occupied by German troops from 16 November 1941 to 18 February 1943.
Photos from the early 20th century
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Marketplace and the Trinity Cathedral
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Church of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God
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building of Oboyan Female School
All of these buildings still exist. The marketplace is still in the same place.
References
- ↑ "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. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров." [All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
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