Biryuch

For a herald in Kievan Rus', see biritch. For other inhabited localities by this name, including in Belgorod Oblast, see Biryuch (inhabited locality).

Biryuch (Russian: Бирю́ч) is a town and the administrative center of Krasnogvardeysky District in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Tikhaya Sosna River. Its population was 7,114 (2021 Census);^[8] 7,846 (2010 Census);^[3] 8,079 (2002 Census);^[9] 8,526 (1989 Soviet census).^[10].

Biryuch Бирюч
Town[1]
A pedestrian street in Biryuch
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Biryuch
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Coordinates: 50°39′N 38°24′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Belgorod Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Krasnogvardeysky District[1]
Founded	March 7, 1705
Town status since	2005[2]
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	7,846
Administrative status
• Capital of	Krasnogvardeysky District[4]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Krasnogvardeysky Municipal District[5]
• Urban settlement	Biryuch Urban Settlement[5]
• Capital of	Krasnogvardeysky Municipal District,[5] Biryuch Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	309920
Dialing code(s)	+7 47247
OKTMO ID	14642151001
Website	biryuch.ru

It was previously known as Biryuchenskoye Komissarstvo (until January 27, 1919),^[2] Budyonny (until 1958),^[2] Krasnogvardeyskoye (until January 30, 2007).^[11]

History

Biryuch in 1942

It was founded on March 7, 1705 by Ivan Medkov, a Cossack sotnik, as Biryuchenskoye Komissarstvo (Бирю́ченское Комисса́рство), and was granted town status in 1779.^[2] According to a 1897 census, the town had a population of 13,081, of which 82.3% were Ukrainians, 16.9% were Russians, 0.4% were Jews and 0.16% were Romani.^[12] On January 27, 1919, it was renamed Budyonny (Будённый), after Semyon Budyonny.^[2] In 1958, it was renamed Krasnogvardeyskoye (Красногварде́йское) and demoted in status to that of a rural locality.^[2] It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1975, and in 2005 it was again granted town status.^[2] On January 30, 2007, the town's original name of Biryuch was restored.^[11]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Biryuch serves as the administrative center of Krasnogvardeysky District, to which it is directly subordinated.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of Biryuch, together with two rural localities in Krasnogvardeysky District, is incorporated within Krasnogvardeysky Municipal District as Biryuch Urban Settlement.^[5]

Transportation

There is a railway station in Biryuch.