Local time Thursday 8:39 PM | ||
 | ||
Municipal district Krasnogvardeysky Municipal District Urban settlement Biryuch Urban Settlement Weather 3°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
Biryuch (Russian: Бирюч) is a town and the administrative center of Krasnogvardeysky District in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Tikhaya Sosna River. Its population was 7,846 (2010 Census); 8,079 (2002 Census); 8,526 (1989 Census)..
Contents
- Map of Biryuch Belgorod Oblast Russia
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- Transportation
- References
Map of Biryuch, Belgorod Oblast, Russia
History
It was founded on March 7, 1705 by Ivan Medkov, a Cossack sotnik, as Biryuchenskoye Komissarstvo (Бирю́ченское Комисса́рство), and was granted town status in 1779. On January 27, 1919, it was renamed Budyonny (Будённый), after Semyon Budyonny. In 1958, it was renamed Krasnogvardeyskoye (Красногварде́йское) and demoted in status to that of a rural locality. It was granted urban-type settlement 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 administrative center of Krasnogvardeysky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Biryuch, together with two rural localities in Krasnogvardeysky District, is incorporated within Krasnogvardeysky Municipal District as Biryuch Urban Settlement.
Transportation
There is a railway station in Biryuch.