Bobrov () is a town and the administrative center of Bobrovsky District in central Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Bityug River, southeast of Voronezh, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: It was previously known as Bobrovskaya Sloboda (until 1779).
Those shot in the Great Terror were reburied in a nearby quarry in the 1960s. A memorial was added in 2002 and children of the victims asked to be buried near their parents when a graveyard developed there.https://en.mapofmemory.org/36-03
History It was established in 1698 as Bobrovskaya Sloboda () and was granted town status and given its present name in 1779.
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bobrov serves as the administrative center of Bobrovsky District.Law #87-OZ As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities in Bobrovsky District, incorporated within Bobrovsky District as Bobrov Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Bobrovsky Municipal District.Law #70-OZ
Transportation Bobrov is also a railway station on the Povorino-Liski branch.
Notable people Vladimir Patkin (1945), Olympic volleyball player Pawel Kassatkin (1915–1987), Russian writer
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External links Official website of Bobrov Bobrov Business Directory