Boguchar (russian: Богуча́р) is a

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and the

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Bogucharsky District Bogucharsky District (russian: Богуча́рский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #87-OZ and municipalLaw #63-ZO district ( raion), one of the thirty-two in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The ar ...

Voronezh Oblast Voronezh Oblast (russian: Воронежская область, Voronezhskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Voronezh. Its population was 2,308,792 as of the 2021 Census. Geograph ...

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, located on the

Boguchar River Boguchar (russian: Богуча́р) is a town and the administrative center of Bogucharsky District in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the Boguchar River (a tributary of the Don), south of Voronezh, the administrative center of the ob ...

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...

of the Don), south of

Voronezh Voronezh ( rus, links=no, Воро́неж, p=vɐˈronʲɪʂ}) is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on ...

, the administrative center of the

oblast An oblast (; ; Cyrillic (in most languages, including Russian and Ukrainian): , Bulgarian: ) is a type of administrative division of Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as the Soviet Union and the Kingdo ...

. Population:

History

Isaac Massa Isaac Abrahamszoon Massa (baptized October 7, 1586, in Haarlem, died 1643) was a Dutch grain trader, traveller and envoy to Russia. He wrote memoirs related to the Time of Troubles and created some of the earliest maps of Eastern Europe and Siberi ...

's map of Southern Russia printed in 1638 indicates a settlement near the confluence of the Boguchar River with Don called ''Bogunar'' (an apparent misspelling caused by the similarity of Cyrillic letters '' ч'' (ch) and '' н'' (n)). However, it is located on a different place than present-day Boguchar, in particular, on the left bank of the Don River. This area was inhabited by

Don Cossacks Don Cossacks (russian: Донские казаки, Donskie kazaki) or Donians (russian: донцы, dontsy) are Cossacks who settled along the middle and lower Don. Historically, they lived within the former Don Cossack Host (russian: До ...

in the 17th century, but was devastated during the suppression of the

Bulavin Rebellion The Bulavin Rebellion or Astrakhan Revolt (; Восстание Булавина, ''Vosstaniye Bulavina'') was a war which took place in the years 1707 and 1708 between the Don Cossacks and the Tsardom of Russia. Kondraty Bulavin, a democraticall ...

(1707–08), in which the upper Don Cossacks were active participants. Afterwards, the area has never been a part of the

Don Cossack Host Don Cossacks (russian: Донские казаки, Donskie kazaki) or Donians (russian: донцы, dontsy) are Cossacks who settled along the middle and lower Don. Historically, they lived within the former Don Cossack Host (russian: До� ...

, but rather of

Sloboda Ukraine Sloboda Ukraine (literally: Borderland of free frontier guards; uk, Слобідська Україна, Slobidska Ukraina), or Slobozhanshchyna ( uk, Слобожанщина, Slobozhanshchyna, ), is a historical region, now located in Northeas ...

and later Voronezh Governorate, since it was settled by the cossacks of Ukrainian ethnicity in the years 1716–17. The town status was granted to Boguchar in 1779.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Boguchar serves as the

.Law #87-OZ As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Bogucharsky District as Boguchar Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Bogucharsky Municipal District.Law #63-OZ

Military

Elements of the 3rd Motor Rifle Division of the

Russian Ground Forces The Russian Ground Forces (russian: Сухопутные войска �ВSukhoputnyye voyska V}), also known as the Russian Army (, ), are the land forces of the Russian Armed Forces. The primary responsibilities of the Russian Ground Force ...

are based here, part of the 20th Guards Combined Arms Army,

Western Military District The Western Military District (russian: Западный военный округ, Zapadnyy voyennyy okrug) is a military district of Russia. It is one of the five military districts of the Russian Armed Forces, with its jurisdiction primari ...

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External links

Official website of Boguchar

Boguchar Business Directory
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Voronezh Oblast Bogucharsky Uyezd