Zadonsk
Template:Short description Template:Infobox Russian inhabited locality Zadonsk (Template:Langx) is a town and the administrative center of Zadonsky District in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Don River, from which it takes its name, Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of Lipetsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: Template:Ru-census2021 Template:Ru-census2010 Template:Replace (2002 Census);[1] Template:Replace (1989 Soviet census).[2]
History
It originated in 1615 as a settlement near the walls of the Zadonsky (literally, "over-the-Don") monastery, founded in 1610 by several monks from the Sretensky Monastery in Moscow.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The abbey became famous in the 1770s, when a miracle-working starets Tikhon settled there. He died in 1783 and was buried in Zadonsk, which would prosper due to crowds of pilgrims who visited his grave each year. Zadonsk was granted town status in 1779.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zadonsk serves as the administrative center of Zadonsky District.[3] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Zadonsky District as Zadonsk Town Under District Jurisdiction.[3] As a municipal division, Zadonsk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Zadonsky Municipal District as Zadonsk Urban Settlement.[4]
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