Dankov, Administrative center in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia
Dankov stands on the Don River at 140 meters elevation, serving as the central point of Dankovsky District, 86 kilometers northwest of Lipetsk.
The settlement began as Donkov in the late 14th century under Ryazan Princes, relocated after Crimean Tatar attacks in 1568, and moved again in 1618.
The transformation from Donkov to Dankov during the 18th century marked a period of administrative changes under Catherine the Great's governance system.
The town contains 148 rural localities within its district boundaries, maintaining a population of 19,726 residents according to the 2021 census data.
Dankov experienced multiple status changes, transitioning between urban and rural classifications from 1796 to 1804 and again from 1924 to 1959.
Location: Данковское городское поселение
Inception: 1568
Elevation above the sea: 140 m
GPS coordinates: 53.25000,39.15000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 09:49
Покровский монастырь (Данков)
856 m
Водонапорная башня (Баловнёво)
8.3 km
Арка въездных ворот (Баловнёво)
8.4 km
Троицкая церковь (Малинки)
13 km
Главный дом (подвал и цоколь усадебного дома) (Баловнёво)
8.3 km
Politovo train station
16.2 km
Спасская церковь (Хрущёво-Подлесное)
16.7 km
Жилой дом (Данков)
977 m
Church of the Nativity of Christ (Dankov)
1.1 km
Христорождественская церковь (Перехваль)
12.5 km
Church of the Theotokos of Tikhvin (Dankov)
1.1 km
Богословская церковь (Данков)
424 m
Деревянный жилой дом с ажурной резьбой (Данков)
1.3 km
Двухэтажный дом (Данков)
1.4 km
Западный флигель (Баловнёво)
8.3 km
Купеческая усадьба (Данков)
1.5 km
Деревянный одноэтажный дом (Данков)
1.1 km
Купеческий одноэтажный дом (Данков)
1.5 km
Public building, Dankov
1.2 km
Восточный флигель (Баловнёво)
8.3 km
Деревянный одноэтажный дом с крыльцом (Данков)
1.4 km
Купеческий дом (одноэтажный, кирпичный) (Данков)
1.5 km
Muromtsevy Estate, Balovnyovo
8.2 km
Церковь Дмитрия Солунского (Данков)
881 m
Saint George Church (Dankov)
1.6 km
Церковь Богоявления (Бигильдино)
10.7 km
Church of the Theotokos of Vladimir, Balovnevo
8.4 km
Никольская церковь (Острый Камень)
15.9 kmReviews
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