Belgorod
City in Belgorod Oblast, RussiaBelgorod is a city that serves as the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Seversky Donets River, approximately 40 kilometers (25 mi) north of the border with Ukraine. It has a population of 339,978 (2021 Census).
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AI Generated- 1237Records first mention the settlement when the Mongol-led army of Batu Khan ravaged it during the Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'.
- 1596Tsar Feodor Ioannovich of Russia ordered the re-establishment of Belgorod as one of numerous forts to defend Russian southern borders from the Crimean Tatars.
- 1612The Belgorod fortress was taken and burned by a detachment of Lithuanians.
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