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Zadonsk

Zadonsk Задонск
Town[1]
Zadonsk as seen from the M4 Highway
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Zadonsk
Zadonsk Location of Zadonsk Show map of Russia Zadonsk Zadonsk (Lipetsk Oblast) Show map of Lipetsk Oblast
Coordinates: 52°24′N 38°56′E / 52.400°N 38.933°E / 52.400; 38.933
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Lipetsk Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Zadonsky District[1]
Town under district jurisdiction	Zadonsk[1]
Founded	1615
Town status since	1779
Elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	9,698
Administrative status
• Capitalof	Zadonsky District,[1] Zadonsk Town Under District Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Zadonsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Zadonsk Urban Settlement[3]
• Capitalof	Zadonsky Municipal District,[4] Zadonsk Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	399200, 399201, 399249
OKTMOID	42624101001

Zadonsk (Russian: Задо́нск) is a town and the administrative centerofZadonsky DistrictinLipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Don River, from which it takes its name, 92 kilometers (57 mi) southwest of Lipetsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 9,887 (2021 Census);^[7] 9,698 (2010 Russian census);^[2] 10,473 (2002 Census);^[8] 11,186 (1989 Soviet census).^[9]

History[edit]

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 MonasteryinMoscow.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status[edit]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zadonsk serves as the administrative centerofZadonsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Zadonsky District as Zadonsk Town Under District Jurisdiction.^[1] As a municipal division, Zadonsk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Zadonsky Municipal District as Zadonsk Urban Settlement.^[3]

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• Липецкий областной Совет депутатов. Закон №382-ОЗ от 28 апреля 2010 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Липецкой области и порядке его изменения», в ред. Закона №343-ОЗ от 5 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые Законы Липецкой области в связи с объединением сельских поселений Добринский сельсовет и Сафоновский сельсовет Добринского муниципального района Липецкой области». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Липецкая газета", №88, 7 мая 2010 г. (Lipetsk Oblast Council of Deputies. Law #382-OZ of April 28, 2010 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Lipetsk Oblast and on the Procedures for Its Change, as amended by the Law #343-OZ of December 5, 2014 On Amending Various Laws of Lipetsk Oblast Due to the Merger of the Rural Settlements of Dobrinsky Selsoviet and Safonovsky Selsoviet in Dobrinsky Municipal District of Lipetsk Oblast. Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the day of the official publication.).
• Липецкий областной Совет депутатов. Закон №126-ОЗ от 23 сентября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Липецкой области», в ред. Закона №343-ОЗ от 5 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые Законы Липецкой области в связи с объединением сельских поселений Добринский сельсовет и Сафоновский сельсовет Добринского муниципального района Липецкой области». Вступил в силу 26 сентября 2004 г. Опубликован: "Липецкая газета", №188, 25 сентября 2004 г. (Lipetsk Oblast Council of Deputies. Law #126-OZ of September 23, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations in Lipetsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #343-OZ of December 5, 2014 On Amending Various Laws of Lipetsk Oblast Due to the Merger of the Rural Settlements of Dobrinsky Selsoviet and Safonovsky Selsoviet in Dobrinsky Municipal District of Lipetsk Oblast. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).