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Novocherkassk (other)
Novocherkassk () may refer to: Places * Novocherkassk, Rostov, Russia; a city at the confluence of the Tuzlov and Aksay, the capital of the Novocherkassk Okrug * Novocherkassk Urban Okrug, Rostov, Russia; an administrative division surrounding the city of Novocherkassk * Novocherkassk Diocese, Don Archdiocese, Russia; of the Russian Orthodox Church Facilities and structures * Novocherkassk Cathedral, Novocherkassk, Rostov, Russia * Novocherkassk railway station, Novocherkassk, Rostov, Russia * Military prison, Novocherkassk, Novocherkassk, Rostov, Russia Groups, organizations, companies * FC MITOS Novocherkassk, a soccer club in Novocherkassk, Rostov, Russia * Novocherkassk Boys' Gymnasium, a school in Novocherkassk, Rostov, Russia * Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant Other uses * (BDK-46), a ''Ropucha''-class landing ship of the Soviet Union built by Poland that passed into Russian service * Soviet freighter ''Novocherkassk'' (B30/20), a B30-class (''Sołdek''-class) o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novocherkassk
Novocherkassk () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located near the confluence of the Tuzlov and Aksay Rivers, the latter a distributary of the Don (river), Don River. Novocherkassk is best known as the cultural capital of the Cossacks, and as the official capital of the Don Cossacks. Population: History Imperial era Foundation Although the first settlement in the region was founded by Temryuk of Kabardia, Temroqwa Idar,Khasht, Ali. ''Circassian Prince Temroqwa Idar.'' the city of Novocherkassk was founded in 1805 by Lieutenant-general Matvei Platov, the Ataman of the Don Cossacks, as the administrative center of the Don Host Oblast. It was established in reaction to the original administrative center, the ''stanitsa'' of Starocherkasskaya, Cherkassk, being deemed unsuitable as the capital for the Don Cossacks for several reasons. Cherkassk was repeatedly flooded for long periods of time due to its low-lying location on the banks of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novocherkassk Diocese
The Diocese of Rostov and Novocherkassk () is an eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church. It is a part of the Don Archdiocese, founded in 2011 and consists of various parishes and monasteries in Southwestern Rostov Oblast. History Although the diocese's roots extend to the 13th century with the formation of the Ramsar eparchy, its official history began on April 5, 1829, when Emperor Nicholas I established the "Don and the Caucasus" eparchy. The territory of this new eparchy included the Black Sea and the Caucasus region. Its bishops were granted the titles of Novocherkassk and St. George. In 1842, with the establishment of a separate Diocese of the Caucasus, the bishops at Novocherkassk received the titles of Don and Novocherkassk. Clergy proposed the creation of a Rostov and Taganrog district as an independent department in the center of Rostov-on-Don. In response to this proposal, the Ekaterinoslavskogo-Don Bishopric clergy sent a petition to the Holy Synod to "open Vikariystvo a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novocherkassk Cathedral
The Ascension Cathedral () is a Russian Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodox church in Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast, Russia. It used to be one of the largest churches of the Russian Empire and the main church of the Don Host Province. The five-domed building, which stands 75 meters tall, is a notable example of the Russian Neo-Byzantine architecture. It was erected between 1891 and 1904 on the site of an earlier church. The first church on the site was built to Luigi Rusca's designs. It collapsed in 1846. A replacement church collapsed 17 years later. The existing church building was designed by a local architect, Alexander Yashchenko, and dedicated in 1905. The worshipers were expelled from the church by the Communists in 1934. The Orthodox congregation resumed services in the upper church in 1942, after the Communists had been ousted from the Don Region by the Wehrmacht. The Starocherkassk Cathedral, Starocherkassk and Novocherkassk cathedrals are considered the main spiritual ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novocherkassk Railway Station
Novocherkassk railway station () is a railway station in Novocherkassk, Rostov oblast, Russia. It is a terminus for the Aksay, Rostov Oblast, Aksay — Shakhty railway and other lines running from Central Russia, Central and Southern Russia, South Russia and Eastern Ukraine. History Railway station in Novocherkassk was opened in 1863. The idea of building the railway from Aksay, Rostov Oblast, Aksay to Alexandro-Grushevskaya (Shakhty) via Novocherkassk was proposed by appointed ataman Mikheil Homutov. Homutov requested the Minister for War of Russian Empire to build this railway line. In his opinion, new railway should solve the problem of delivery of coal from deposits near Alexandro-Grushevskaya to barges on the river Don River (Russia), Don. This resolution was supported by the imperial decrees of 16 May 1860. Rolling stock, hydraulic cranes and steam engines were purchased in Belgium. The construction and operation of the Grushevsko-Don Railways was managed by a special co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
