Oboyan (russian: Обоя́нь) is a

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and the

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Oboyansky District Oboyansky District (russian: Обоя́нский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #489 and municipalLaw #48-ZKO district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of t ...

Kursk Oblast Kursk Oblast ( rus, Курская область, r=Kurskaya oblast, p=ˈkurskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kursk. As of the 2010 Census, Kursk Oblast has a populati ...

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, located on the right bank of the

Psyol River The Psel (, translit. ''Psyol''; , translit. ''Psel, Ps'ol, Pslo'') is a river, a left tributary of the Dnieper, which flows through Russia and Ukraine. The Psel has a length of and a drainage basin of .confluence In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); o ...

with the Oboyanka River, south of

Kursk Kursk ( rus, Курск, p=ˈkursk) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. The area around Kursk was the site of a turning point in the Soviet–German stru ...

, the administrative center of the

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. Population:

History

It 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 World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

, Oboyan was occupied by German troops on April 17–19, 1918. During the

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, Oboyan was controlled by the troops of General

Denikin Anton Ivanovich Denikin (russian: Анто́н Ива́нович Дени́кин, link= ; 16 December Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates">O.S._4_December.html" ;"title="Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="nowiki/>Old Style and New St ...

on August 17–30, 1918 and from September 13, 1918 to November 26, 1919. During

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, Oboyan was occupied by German troops from November 16, 1941 to February 18, 1943.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Oboyan serves as the

.Resolution #489 As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Oboyansky District as the

town of district significance Town of district significance is an administrative division of a district in a federal subject of Russia. It is equal in status to a selsoviet or an urban-type settlement of district significance, but is organized around a town (as opposed to a ...

of Oboyan. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Oboyan is incorporated within Oboyansky Municipal District as Oboyan Urban Settlement.Law #60-ZKO

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=February 2014 Cities and towns in Kursk Oblast Oboyansky Uyezd Populated places established in 1639 1639 establishments in Russia