Zadonsky district

The area is 1520 km² (according to another estimate, 1503 km²). The district is bordered by the Lebedyansky , Lipetsk , Khlevensky , Terbunsky , Dolgorukovsky , and Yeletsky districts of the Lipetsk region .

The main rivers are Don , Again , Repet , Khmeinka , Kamenka .

The district was formed on July 30, 1928 as part of the Central Black Soil Region (CCHO) (until 1930 it was part of the Yelets District). After the division of the Central Military District, on December 31, 1934 it became part of Voronezh , and on September 27, 1937 - into the newly formed Oryol Region . After the formation of January 6, 1954, the Lipetsk region was included in its composition.

Urbanization

In urban conditions (city of Zadonsk ) live 27.56% of the population of the area.

Zadonsky district includes 18 municipalities , including 1 urban and 17 rural settlements :

Locations

Zadonsky district has 123 settlements.

Zadonsky district in its agricultural profile. Grain, sugar beets, sunflower, and corn are grown in the district. APO Avrora OJSC and a bakery are engaged in processing agricultural products.

A refractory clay development plant is operating, limestone deposits are being developed in the village of Donskoe.

In 2006, a special economic zone of the regional level of tourist and recreational type “Zadonshchina” was created in the region. The prerequisites for the creation of the zone were a large number of historical monuments and the picturesque nature of the area.

The Don highway, connecting the center of Russia with the southern regions, passes through the district. There are three railway stations - Ulusarka , Don and Patriarshaya . Localities of Zadonsky district are connected by bus service to the district and regional center. Transit buses to Voronezh , Moscow , Tula , Orel , Kaluga , Yelets and Novomoskovsk also follow the Zadonsk bus station.

• Grushetsky, Alexander Fedorovich (b. 10/17/1854) - Major General , Governor-General of Tambov , member of the Council of the Main Administration of the State. horse breeding .
• Grushetsky, Fedor Alexandrovich (born 1798 ) - Colonel , Commander of the Order of St. George , participant in the war of 1812 .
• Komov, Fyodor Aleksandrovich (born 1923 ) - commander of the liaison office during the Great Patriotic War, full gentleman of the Order of Glory .
• Tikhon Zadonsky (1724-1783) was a church leader, hierarch (bishop of Voronezh and Yeletsky) and a theologian, the largest Orthodox religious enlightener of the XVIII century. Canonized by the Russian Church in the face of saints, revered as a miracle worker.
• Gorbunov, Nikolai Ivanovich (1918-1944) - pilot, Hero of the Soviet Union.

• The Gagarino site of the Upper Paleolithic , belonging to the Gravettic culture , is located on the northern outskirts of the village of Gagarino ^[19] .
• The final Palaeolithic site of Zamyatino 14, belonging to a circle of Gravetta monuments , according to flint technology, is located in the historical and geographical region of Ostrakaya Luka (a bend of the Don River near the city of Zadonsk) east of the village of Zamiatino ^{[20] [21]} .

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  First autumn dawn

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  Clouds over the Don

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  Pines on the Don shore

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  Reserve "Galicia Mountain"

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  Reserve "Galicia Mountain"

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  Forest

• Information on the website of the regional administration
• Населённые пункты Задонского района Липецкой области