Korotoyak, Voronezh Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Korotoyak.

The coat of arms of Korotoyak was adopted in 1781

Korotoyak (Russian: Коротояк) is a rural locality (a selo) in Ostrogozhsky District of Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Don River. Population: 1,904 (2010).

It was established in 1642 as one of the forts in the Belgorod Defensive Line. The name is derived from the Korotoyachka River which enters the Don nearby. Korotoyak was incorporated as a town in 1779. Some of the first Russian warships were built in Korotoyak ca. 1700. Peter the Great is known to have inspected the local shipbuilding yard in person.

Korotoyak served as the administrative center of an uyezd until 1923 and the administrative center of a district in 1923–1961.

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• Воронежская областная Дума. Закон №87-ОЗ от 27 октября 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Воронежской области и порядке его изменения», в ред. Закона №41-ОЗ от 13 апреля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Воронежской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Воронежской области и порядке его изменения"». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Молодой коммунар", №123, 3 ноября 2006 г. (Voronezh Oblast Duma. Law #87-OZ of October 27, 2006 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Voronezh Oblast and on the Procedures of Changing It, as amended by the Law #41-OZ of April 13, 2015 On Amending the Law of Voronezh Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Voronezh Oblast and on the Procedures of Changing It". Effective as of after 10 days from the day of the official publication.).