Stary Oskol, Belgorod Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia

History | Geography : Administrative status | Economy | Education

🇷🇺 Stary Oskol (Ста́рый Оско́л) is a city in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located 618 km (384 mi) south of Moscow. t is called Stary Oskol (lit. 'Old Oskol') to distinguish it from Novy Oskol (lit. 'New Oskol') located 60 km (37 mi) south. Both are on the Oskol River.

History It was near the Muravsky Trail used by Crimeans and Nogais to raid Muscovy. In 1571 a fort was built nearby. It was abandoned after 15 years, but the area was still patrolled. In 1593 Oskol was refounded as a fortress. In 1617 it was burned by the Poles. The surrounding area was frequently raided by the Tatars. In 1655 it was renamed Stary Oskol to distinguish it from the new fort at Novy Oskol. Later it was affected by the Russian Civil War in 1919, as well as by World War II, when it was captured by Hungarian troops. After World War II, industry developed in the city and its population started to grow.

Geography: Administrative status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Stary Oskol serves as the administrative centre of Starooskolsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated of Microsoft separately as the town of oblast significance of Stary Oskol—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the territories of the city of oblast significance of Stary Oskol and of Starooskolsky District are incorporated as Starooskolsky Urban Okrug.

Economy Stary Oskol is an important centre of iron ore mining, situated at the border of the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly, one of the largest deposits of iron ore worldwide. Over eight million tons of iron ore are mined here per year. For this reason there is also a branch of the Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys in the city.

Education One of the oldest kids music schools in the city is located in the city centre, on Lenina Street.

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Stary Oskol has a population of over 221,678 people. Stary Oskol also forms part of the wider Belgorod Oblast which has a population of over 1,549,876 people.

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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Stary Oskol has links with:

🇧🇬 Asenovgrad, Bulgaria 🇫🇮 Mänttä-Vilppula, Finland 🇩🇪 Salzgitter, Germany
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Antipodal to Stary Oskol is: -142.157,-51.302

Locations Near: Stary Oskol 37.8432,51.3017

🇷🇺 Gubkin 37.535,51.284 d: 21.5  

🇷🇺 Voronezh 39.202,51.661 d: 102.2  

🇷🇺 Belgorod 36.589,50.596 d: 117.8  

🇷🇺 Yelets 38.488,52.593 d: 150.2  

🇷🇺 Kursk 36.193,51.731 d: 123.8  

🇺🇦 Industrialnyi 36.367,49.95 d: 182.9  

🇺🇦 Kharkiv 36.231,49.993 d: 184.7  

🇺🇦 Derhachi 36.117,50.117 d: 179.3  

🇷🇺 Lipetsk 39.598,52.606 d: 188.3  

🇺🇦 Starobilsk 38.917,49.267 d: 238.8  

Antipodal to: Stary Oskol -142.157,-51.302

🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16204  

🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15608.3  

🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15172.3  

🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15077.7  

🇨🇱 Valdivia -73.233,-39.8 d: 14705.1  

🇨🇱 Port Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 14797.6  

🇨🇱 Puerto Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 14797.6  

🇨🇱 Coyhaique -72.067,-45.567 d: 15004.5  

🇨🇱 San Pedro de la Paz -73.1,-36.833 d: 14488.3  

🇨🇱 Concepción -73.05,-36.817 d: 14483.7  

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