OUR BELGOROD

Our Belgorod Bell-Tower not far from the village of Prokhorovka Dear friends! We live in the South-Western part of Russia in the city of Belgorod. We love our city and our region and created this site to tell you about this beautiful land, its long and rich history, its modern life and also to say you: VISIT BELGOROD - THE GOLDEN GATE OF THE SOUTH OF RUSSIA! And you will see many interesting places: old Orthodox cathedrals, cloisters, buildings that remember the steps of Peter the Great and other Russian historical persons, wonderful unique and very Russian landscapes, memorials, the History traces on our land: from the ancient ages to the biggest tank battle that took place near the village of Prokhorovka in July - August of 1943. Belgorod is a regional, industrial and cultural centre of Belgorod region. It's located in the South of the Central Black-Earth Zone of Russia, at a distance about 800 kilometers to the South from Moscow. The name "Belgorod" in English means "White city". It's because the city of Belgorod is situated on the large deposits of chalk. Belgorod is a very old city, it was founded in XVI century. For many centuries it has been looking from chalk hills in the bright waters of the river Seversky Donets. The Belgorod Oblast (Province) was founded on January,6, 1954. Now it's a part of the Central Black-Earth Economic Region of the Russian Federation, also the Belgorod Oblast is a part of the Central Federal District of Russian Federation. The Belgorod region is located in the South-Western part of the Central Russian Upland in the basin of the rivers Dnieper and Don in the forest-steppe zone on a hilly plain. The climate here is temperate continental, winter is rather mild with snowfalls and frequent thaws.The average yearly temperature differs from +5.4°C in the North to +6.7°C in the South. The main part of population of the Belgorod region are Russians but there are many Ukrainians especially near the Russian-Ukrainian border. The average population density is 46.5 people per 1 square kilometer. Belgorod is a quickly developing industrial and cultural centre of Russia. The most developed branches of industry are: the mining and metallurgical industry, machine-building industry, building materials production, food industry and agriculture. We will be very happy to know your opinion about this site and appreciate all your comments and offers. Also we will answer all your questions, so, please, don't hesitate to E-mail us