Rovenki, Russia

Rovenki (Russian: Ровеньки) is an urban-type settlement in Belgorod Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of Rovensky District.

Rovenki Ровеньки
Urban-type settlement
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Coordinates: 49°55′07″N 38°54′13″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Belgorod Oblast
Founded	1650
Urban-type settlement status since	1976
Population
• Estimate  (2018)[1]	10,831
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Rovensky Municipal District
• Urban settlement	Rovensky Urban Settlement
• Capital of	Rovensky Municipal District, Rovensky Urban Settlement
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [2])
Postal code(s)[3]	309740
Dialing code(s)	+7 47238
OKTMO ID	14650151051

History

The date of foundation Rovenki village is considered to be 1650, which left a nominal decree of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich, the strengthening of Russia's southern borders. Initially the settlement was called Aspen Rovenёk. This title is retained until at least 1752. In 1669, St. Nicholas Church was founded in the village.

During the peasant uprising led by K. Bulavin, Rovenki been one of the strong points of his supporters. After the uprising settlement the settlement was destroyed on the orders of Peter I. In 1709 he issued a royal decree on resettlement Cossacks Ostrogozhsk regiment of treeless settlements along the river. Since then, the settlement Rovenki began to grow rapidly.

The status of urban-type settlement was granted in 1976.

References

1. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
2. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
3. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)