Bokovskaya

{{Infobox Russian inhabited locality |en_name=Bokovskaya |ru_name=Боковская |image_skyline= |image_caption= |coordinates = {{coord|49|13|20|N|41|50|01|E|display=inline,title}} |map_label_position=bottom |image_flag= |flag_caption= |image_coa= |coa_caption= |anthem= |anthem_ref= |holiday= |holiday_ref=  |federal_subject=[[Rostov Oblast]] |federal_subject_ref=<ref name="2010Census" /> |adm_district_jur=[[Bokovsky District]] |adm_district_jur_ref=<ref name="2010Census" /> |adm_ctr_of= |adm_ctr_of_ref= |inhabloc_cat=Rural locality |inhabloc_cat_ref=<ref name="2010Census" /> |inhabloc_type=''[[Stanitsa]]'' |inhabloc_type_ref=<ref name="2010Census" />  |mun_district_jur= |mun_district_jur_ref= |rural_settlement_jur= |rural_settlement_jur_ref= |mun_admctr_of= |mun_admctr_of_ref= |leader_title= |leader_title_ref= |leader_name= |leader_name_ref= |representative_body= |representative_body_ref=  |area_of_what= |area_as_of= |area_km2= |area_km2_ref= |pop_2010census=4832 |pop_2010census_ref=<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}</ref> |pop_density= |pop_density_as_of= |pop_density_ref= |pop_latest= |pop_latest_date= |pop_latest_ref=  |established_date=1866 |established_title= |established_date_ref= |current_cat_date= |current_cat_date_ref= |prev_name1= |prev_name1_date= |prev_name1_ref=  |postal_codes=346250 |postal_codes_ref= |dialing_codes= |dialing_codes_ref= |website= |website_ref= }} '''Bokovskaya''' ({{langx|ru|Боковская}}) is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|rural locality]] (a ''[[stanitsa]]'') in [[Bokovsky District]] of [[Rostov Oblast]], [[Russia]], located on the [[Chir River]] {{convert|354|km|sp=us}} south of [[Rostov-on-Don]]. Population: {{ru-census2010|4,832|;}} {{ru-census2002|5,040|.}} It is also the [[administrative center]] of [[Bokovsky District]].

== History == Before a stanitsa was established, there had already been a post station called Bokovskaya, which was first mentioned in official lists in 1873.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}} At the end of the 19th century, the land near the [[Chir River]] was being quickly settled by [[Cossacks]] and peasants from other regions, although it was situated very far from any major cities.

According to the 1915 census, 395 people lived in the ''[[khutor]]'' of Bokov. There were two [[parish school]]s, a church and two [[Mill (grinding)|mills]]. In 1918 the khutor changed its status to stanitsa.<ref>[http://www.don-history.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=34&Itemid=49 История Боковского района]</ref>

== Landmarks == * [[:ru:Церковь Рождества Иоанна Предтечи (Боковская)|St. John the Baptist Church]] * [[:ru:Боковский районный краеведческий музей|Local History Museum of Bokovsky District]] * [[:ru:Мемориальный комплекс «Герои не умирают» (Боковская)|"Heroes never perish" Memorial Complex]]

Also there are several archaeological sites around. The territory was first settled in the [[Neolithic Era]], and many [[mound]]s have been preserved there. All of them are placed under state protection, as they are officially recognized as objects of [[cultural heritage of Russia]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://donovedenie.ru/blog/ehpokha_neolita_v_rostovskoj_oblasti/2015-10-06-626|title=Эпоха неолита в Ростовской области {{!}} Кладоискатель|website=donovedenie.ru|access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Rural localities in Rostov Oblast]] [[Category:Don Host Oblast]]