Bolotnoye (, lit. ''swampy'') is a

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and the

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Bolotninsky District Bolotninsky District () is an administrative and municipalLaw #200-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the to ...

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, located northeast of

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, the administrative center of the

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. Population:

History

Bolotnoye began with the establishment of a way station along the Siberian Route at the town's present location, in 1805. By 1896, when the

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had reached the same location, the area was known as Bolotnovskaya. A railway station with buffet service was established there and development of an accompanying settlement began in earnest. The name was later shortened to Bolotnoye. Bolotnoye was officially granted town status only in 1943.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bolotnoye serves as the

. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Bolotninsky District as the

Town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

of Bolotnoye. As a municipal division, the Town of Bolotnoye is incorporated within Bolotninsky Municipal District as Bolotnoye Urban Settlement.Law #200-OZ

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External links

Official website of Bolotnoye

Bolotnoye Business Directory
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Novosibirsk Oblast Populated places established in 1805 Former urban-type settlements of Novosibirsk Oblast