Usman
Description
For other uses, see Usman.
Town in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia
Usman (Russian: У́смань) is a town and the administrative center of Usmansky District in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Usman River, 75 km south of Lipetsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 18,685 (2010).
History
Founded in 1645, it was first an ostrog (fortress) on the Belgorod Line and named after the Usman River. In 1652, it was raided by the Tatars. It was granted town status in 1779.
Notable facts
- The minor planet 16515 Usman'grad was named after the town.
- Usman was the birthplace of:
- Nikolay Basov (1922–2001), co-recipient of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics
- Astronomer Nikolai Chernykh (1931–2004), a discoverer of minor planets
- Pyotr Nikolsky (1858–1940), a dermatologist
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