Dankov
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Dankov is a town and the administrative center of Dankovsky District
of Lipetsk Oblast
, Russia
, located on the Don River
86 kilometres (53.4 mi) northwest of Lipetsk
. Population:
The fort of Donkov was founded by the Princes of Ryazan
in the late 14th century and took its name from the Don River. The town stood on the left bank of the Don, about 34 kilometres (21.1 mi) from the modern town, until 1568, when it was destroyed by the Crimean Tatars
. It was then restored on a better fortified location but was again relocated in 1618. By the 18th century, its spelling changed from Donkov to Dankov. The town was chartered by Catherine the Great but was demoted to a rural settlement between 1796 and 1804 and again between 1924 and 1959.
Dankovsky District
Dankovsky District is an administrative district , one of the 18 in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia....
of Lipetsk Oblast
Lipetsk Oblast
Lipetsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia which was formed on January 6, 1954. Its administrative center is the city of Lipetsk...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Don River
Don River (Russia)
The Don River is one of the major rivers of Russia. It rises in the town of Novomoskovsk 60 kilometres southeast from Tula, southeast of Moscow, and flows for a distance of about 1,950 kilometres to the Sea of Azov....
86 kilometres (53.4 mi) northwest of Lipetsk
Lipetsk
Lipetsk is a city and the administrative center of Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the banks of the Voronezh River in the Don basin, southeast of Moscow.-History:...
. Population:
The fort of Donkov was founded by the Princes of Ryazan
Ryazan
Ryazan is a city and the administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Oka River southeast of Moscow. Population: The strategic bomber base Dyagilevo is just west of the city, and the air base of Alexandrovo is to the southeast as is the Ryazan Turlatovo Airport...
in the late 14th century and took its name from the Don River. The town stood on the left bank of the Don, about 34 kilometres (21.1 mi) from the modern town, until 1568, when it was destroyed by the Crimean Tatars
Crimean Tatars
Crimean Tatars or Crimeans are a Turkic ethnic group that originally resided in Crimea. They speak the Crimean Tatar language...
. It was then restored on a better fortified location but was again relocated in 1618. By the 18th century, its spelling changed from Donkov to Dankov. The town was chartered by Catherine the Great but was demoted to a rural settlement between 1796 and 1804 and again between 1924 and 1959.