{{Short description|Town in Rostov Oblast, Russia}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2012}} {{Infobox Russian inhabited locality |en_name=Zernograd |ru_name=Зерноград |image_skyline=Зерноград Ростовской области. Площадь.jpg |image_caption=Zernograd town square |coordinates = {{coord|46|51|N|40|19|E|display=inline,title}} |map_label_position=right |image_coa= |coa_caption= |image_flag=Flag of Zernograd (Rostov oblast).png |flag_caption= |anthem= |anthem_ref= |holiday= |holiday_ref= |federal_subject=[[Rostov Oblast]] |federal_subject_ref=<ref name="RostovO_adm" /> |adm_district_jur=[[Zernogradsky District]] |adm_district_jur_ref=<ref name="RostovO_adm" /> |adm_selsoviet_jur=Zernogradskoye |adm_selsoviet_type=[[Town of district significance|Urban settlement]] |adm_selsoviet_jur_ref=<ref name="RostovO_adm" /> |adm_ctr_of1=Zernogradsky District |adm_ctr_of1_ref=<ref name="RostovO_adm" /> |adm_ctr_of2=Zernogradskoye Urban Settlement |adm_ctr_of2_ref=<ref name="RostovO_adm" /> |inhabloc_cat=Town |inhabloc_cat_ref=<ref name="RostovO_adm" /> |inhabloc_type= |inhabloc_type_ref= |mun_district_jur=Zernogradsky Municipal District |mun_district_jur_ref=<ref name="Ref1195" /> |urban_settlement_jur=Zernogradskoye Urban Settlement |urban_settlement_jur_ref=<ref name="Ref1195" /> |mun_admctr_of1=Zernogradsky Municipal District |mun_admctr_of1_ref=<ref name="Ref1195" /> |mun_admctr_of2=Zernogradskoye Urban Settlement |mun_admctr_of2_ref=<ref name="Ref1195" /> |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=26842 |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=1915 |established_title= |established_date_ref= |current_cat_date=1951 |current_cat_date_ref= |postal_codes=347740, 347742, 347743, 347749 |dialing_codes=86359 |dialing_codes_ref= |website=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144652/http://www.zernograd.org/ }}
'''Zernograd''' ({{langx|ru|Зерногра́д}}, literally "Grain town") is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|town]] and the [[administrative center]] of [[Zernogradsky District]] in [[Rostov Oblast]], [[Russia]], located {{convert|71|km|sp=us}} southeast of [[Rostov-on-Don]], the administrative center of the [[oblast]]. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=26,842|p2002=28,840|p1989=26,097}}
==History== {{Quote box |width=18em |align=left |bgcolor=GhostWhite |title=Historical affiliations |fontsize=90% |quote={{flag|Russian Empire}} 1915–1917<br /> {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russian Republic]] 1917<br /> {{flagicon image|Flag of Russian SFSR (1918-1937).svg}} [[Soviet Russia]] 1917–1922<br /> {{flag|Soviet Union}} 1922–1991<br /> {{flag|Russian Federation}} 1991–present }} It was founded in 1915 as the [[Railway halt|halt]] of '''Verblyud''' ({{lang|ru|Верблю́д}}) due to the construction of the Rostov–Torgovaya railway.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} By 1933, it became a settlement and was renamed '''Zernovoy''' ({{lang|ru|Зерново́й}}).{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} It was granted town status in 1951 and renamed Zernograd in 1960.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}
==Administrative and municipal status== Within the [[subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions|framework of administrative divisions]], Zernograd serves as the [[administrative center]] of [[Zernogradsky District]].<ref name="RostovO_adm">Law #340-ZS</ref> As an administrative division, it is, together with ten [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|rural localities]], incorporated within Zernogradsky District as '''Zernogradskoye [[Town of district significance|Urban Settlement]]'''.<ref name="RostovO_adm" /> As a [[subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal division]], this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Zernogradsky Municipal District.<ref name="Ref1195">Law #203-ZS</ref>
==Military== From 1969 to 1995, [[Zernograd (air base)]] was home to the 106th Training Aviation Regiment, [[Yeysk]] Higher Military School of Pilots, of the [[Soviet Air Forces]]. The regiment was equipped with the [[Aero L-29 Delfín|L-29]] and [[Aero L-39 Albatros|L-39]] jet trainer aircraft.<ref name="Aircraft">{{cite web|url=http://www.ww2.dk/new/air%20force/regiment/uap/106uap.htm |title=106th Training Aviation Regiment |publisher=Ww2.dk |date= |accessdate=2022-09-18}}</ref> The airbase is now home to the 16th Army Aviation Brigade.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scramble.nl/planning/orbats/russian-federation/russian-federation-aerospace-forces#URRG499|title=Russian Air Force - Zernograd (URRG)|publisher=Scramble.nl|access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>
==References== ===Notes=== {{Reflist}}
===Sources=== *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|ros|adm|law}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|ros|mun|list|zernogradsky}}
==External links== {{Commons category-inline}} *[https://admzernograd.ru/ Official website of Zernograd] {{in lang|ru}} *[https://zernograd.jsprav.ru/ Zernograd Business Directory] {{in lang|ru}}
{{Rostov Oblast}} {{Authority control}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in Rostov Oblast]]