Belyov

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title: "Belyov" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-tula-oblast", "belyovsky-uyezd", "rus'-towns"] description: "Town in Tula Oblast, Russia" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belyov" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Town in Tula Oblast, Russia ::

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mun_admctr_of1	Belyovsky Municipal District
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elevation_m	165
area_km2	8.58
pop_2010census	13918
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pop_latest_date	2018
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established_date	1147
established_title	First mentioned
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postal_codes	301530–301532
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History

As is the case with many other towns in the former Upper Oka Principalities, Belyov was first mentioned in a chronicle in 1147. After the disintegration of the Principality of Chernigov in the wake of the Mongol invasion of Rus', Belyov became a seat of a local princely dynasty in 1468. The princes of Belyov fluctuated between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Grand Duchy of Moscow, until they moved to the latter state.

During World War II, Belyov was occupied by the German Army in October, 1941, but was liberated by elements of 10th Army on December 31, during the Soviet counteroffensive phase of the Battle of Moscow.

Following an incident where a local Jewish families were accused of murdering a child to use his blood to bake matzah, there was a rise in anti-Jewish propaganda by Communist Party members. These allegations that Jews used the blood of Christians in rituals was embarrassing to the Communist Party when it came from Party Members, and a pogrom was narrowly averted in this instance. Some press sources from that time, most in Yiddish, condemned the inaction against the prominent community members and demanded adherence to Communist party policies on antisemitism.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belyov serves as the administrative center of Belyovsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Belyovsky District as Belyov Town Under District Jurisdiction. As a municipal division, Belyov Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Belyovsky Municipal District as Belyov Urban Settlement.

Architecture

The town contains one of the oldest churches in Tula Oblast.

Economy

Belyov is home to Transmash railroad equipment factory. It is also famous for pastila whose production started in 1888 and was revived in 2010s.

Notable people

• Zinaida Gippius
• Alexei Osipov

References

Notes

Sources

References

1. {{OKATO reference. 70 206 501
2. {{OKTMO reference. 70 606 101
3. (2003). "Энциклопедия Города России". Большая Российская Энциклопедия.
4. {{Cite EB1911
5. Soviet General Staff, ''The Battle of Moscow'', ed. & trans. R.W. Harrison, Helion & Co., Ltd., Solihull, UK, 2017, Kindle ed., part V, ch. 5
6. Law #954-ZTO
7. Law #954-ZTO defines a town under district jurisdiction as a town which is a part of one of the districts of the oblast. [[OKATO]] lists the town of Belyov as a part of Belyovsky District and separately from other administrative divisions of the district.
8. Law #543-ZTO
9. (January 25, 2016). "Сладкое место: как производство пастилы из промысла превратилось в бизнес".

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