Biryuch () is a

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and the

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of Krasnogvardeysky District in

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, located on the bank of the Tikhaya Sosna River. Its population was . It was previously known as ''Biryuchenskoye Komissarstvo'' (until January 27, 1919), ''Budyonny'' (until 1958), ''Krasnogvardeyskoye'' (until January 30, 2007).

History

It was founded on March 7, 1705 by Ivan Medkov, a

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'', as Biryuchenskoye Komissarstvo (), and was granted town status in 1779. According to a 1897 census, the town had a population of 13,081, of which 82.3% were

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, 16.9% were

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, 0.4% were

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and 0.16% were

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. On January 27, 1919, it was renamed Budyonny (), after

Semyon Budyonny Semyon Mikhailovich Budyonny ( rus, Семён Миха́йлович Будённый, Semyon Mikháylovich Budyonnyy, p=sʲɪˈmʲɵn mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ bʊˈdʲɵnːɨj, a=ru-Simeon Budyonniy.ogg; – 26 October 1973) was a Russian and ...

. In 1958, it was renamed Krasnogvardeyskoye () and demoted in status to that of a rural locality. It was granted

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status in 1975, and in 2005 it was again granted town status. On January 30, 2007, the town's original name of Biryuch was restored.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Biryuch serves as the

of Krasnogvardeysky District, to which it is directly subordinated.Resolution #P/21-21-4 As a municipal division, the

of Biryuch, together with two rural localities in Krasnogvardeysky District, is incorporated within Krasnogvardeysky Municipal District as Biryuch Urban Settlement.Law #159

Transportation

There is a railway station in Biryuch.

References

Notes

Sources

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External links

Official website of Biryuch

Biryuch Business Directory
{{Use mdy dates, date=October 2013 Cities and towns in Belgorod Oblast Populated places in Krasnogvardeysky District, Belgorod Oblast Biryuchensky Uyezd Populated places established in 1705 Former urban-type settlements of Belgorod Oblast