15 Facts About Belgorod Oblast

Belgorod Oblast became the military and administrative center, after originating as an outpost on the southern borders of Russia.

In 1727, Belgorod Oblast Governorate was established from parts of Kiev Governorate.

Current administrative-territorial boundaries of Belgorod Oblast were formed by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on 6 January 1954.

On 4 January 1967, Belgorod Oblast was awarded the Order of Lenin, and in 1980 the city of Belgorod was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, first degree.

In 2007, the city of Belgorod Oblast received the honorary title of the City of Military Glory.

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Belgorod Oblast is part of the Central Black Earth economic region and the Central Federal District.

Climate of Belgorod Oblast is temperate continental with a relatively mild winter with some snowfall and long summers.

Fauna of Belgorod Oblast is predominantly of the meadow-steppe variety and comprises, by various estimates, from ten to fifteen thousand species.

Vegetation in Belgorod Oblast reflects the features of the northern forest-steppe, characterized by the alternation of forests with the meadow steppes.

Belgorod Oblast region played a significant role in the evolution of Russian culture.

Belgorod Oblast region played an important role in the Russian wedding tradition of the Rushnyk.

Belgorod Oblast region was one of the Old Russian regions from which the Bread and Salt tradition spread.

Belgorod Oblast is administratively divided into twenty-one districts, which are further divided into 335 rural okrugs.

Belgorod Oblast is a highly developed industrial-agrarian region, whose economy relies on its enormous wealth of mineral resources and the unique black soils.

Belgorod Oblast has traditionally had and still has strong ties with the agro-industrial complex of Ukraine.