Zernograd (russian: Зерногра́д, literally "Grain town") is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Zernogradsky District in
Rostov Oblast,
Russia
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, located southeast of
Rostov-on-Don, the administrative center of the
oblast
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. Population:
History
It was founded in 1915 as the
halt of Verblyud () due to the construction of the Rostov–Torgovaya railway. By 1933, it became a settlement and was renamed Zernovoy (). It was granted town status in 1951 and renamed Zernograd in 1960.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Zernograd serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Zernogradsky District.
[Law #340-ZS] As an administrative division, it is, together with ten
rural localities, incorporated within Zernogradsky District as Zernogradskoye
Urban Settlement.
As a
municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Zernogradsky Municipal District.
[Law #203-ZS]
Military
From 1969 to 1995,
Zernograd (air base) was home to the 106th Training Aviation Regiment,
Yeysk
Yeysk (russian: Ейск) is a port and a resort town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated on the shore of the Taganrog Gulf of the Sea of Azov. The town is built primarily on the Yeysk Spit, which separates the Yeya River from the Sea of Azo ...
Higher Military School of Pilots, of the
Soviet Air Forces
The Soviet Air Forces ( rus, Военно-воздушные силы, r=Voyenno-vozdushnyye sily, VVS; literally "Military Air Forces") were one of the air forces of the Soviet Union. The other was the Soviet Air Defence Forces. The Air Forces ...
. The regiment was equipped with the
L-29 and
L-39 jet trainer aircraft.
The airbase is now home to the 16th Army Aviation Brigade.
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External links
Official website of ZernogradZernograd Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Rostov Oblast