Stroitel, Belgorod Oblast


Stroitel is a town and the administrative center of Yakovlevsky District in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, located near the Vorskla River, from Belgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

Stroitel was founded in 1958 due to the then-planned construction of the Yakovlevsky mine. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1960 and town status in 2000.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Stroitel serves as the administrative center of Yakovlevsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Stroitel, together with three rural localities in Yakovlevsky District, is incorporated within Yakovlevsky Municipal District as Stroitel Urban Settlement.