It is mentioned in the Primary Chronicle that Vladimir founded the city of Belgorod in 991.

The disused Orthodox Church in Muddy, built in 1913, is dedicated to Ioasaph of Belgorod.

Belgorod Oblast (, Belgorodskaya oblast ) is a federal subjects of Russia ( an oblast ).

Its administrative center is the city of Belgorod.

The coat of arms of the then-Governorate is still used by the modern Belgorod Oblast.

Belgorod Oblast is part of the Central Black Earth economic region and the Central Federal District.

The climate of Belgorod Oblast is temperate continental with a relatively mild winter with some snowfall and long summers.

The fauna of Belgorod Oblast is predominantly of the meadow-steppe variety and comprises, by various estimates, from ten to fifteen thousand species.

Belgorod () is a city and the administrative center of Belgorod Oblast, Russia, situated on the Seversky Donets River just north of the Ukrainian border.

Belgorod is served by Belgorod International Airport ( EGO )

It is unclear whether this Belgorod was located at the same place where the current city is.

The Belgorod Diorama is one of the World War II monuments commemorating the event.

Belgorod is an administrative, industrial and cultural center of Belgorod Oblast, established in 1954.

Administratively, it is incorporated as the city of oblast significance of Belgorod — an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

Municipally, the city of oblast significance of Belgorod is incorporated as Belgorod Urban Okrug.

Belgorod is divided into two city okrugs ( districts ):

Belgorod is twinned with:

Central Black Earth Region or Central Chernozem Region () is a segment of the Eurasian chernozem belt that lies within Central Russia and comprises Voronezh Oblast, Lipetsk Oblast, Belgorod Oblast, Tambov Oblast, Oryol Oblast and Kursk Oblast.

Kursk Magnetic Anomaly () is a territory rich in iron ores located within the Kursk, Belgorod, and Voronezh oblasts in Russia, and constitutes a significant part of the Central Chernozyom Region.

Belgorod became the military and administrative center, after originating as an outpost on the southern borders of Russia.

Thereafter he was Monomakh's co-ruler in Belgorod Kievsky, and inherited the Kievan throne after his death.

The region received its name after the Severians, an East Slavic tribe which inhabited the territory in the late 1st millennium A. D. Their main settlements included the present-day cities of Novhorod-Siverskyi, Chernihiv ( Chernigov ), Putyvl ( Putivl ), Hlukhiv ( Glukhov ), Liubech, Kursk, Rylsk, Starodub, Trubchevsk, Sevsk, Bryansk, and Belgorod.

Volodimer Vsevolodich, upon Svyatopolk ’ s death, gathered his druzhina at Berestov: Ratibor of Kiev the general ; Prokopiy of Belgorod the general ; Stanislav of Pereyaslavl the general ; Nazhir ; Miroslav ; Ivanok son of Chudin boyar of Oleg ; and they set thus: to collect interest only until the third payment, if the lender takes the payments “ in threes ” ( three payments of one half the debt each ); if one takes from the debtor two shares, he can ask for the full debt then ; but if he collected three shares, then will not ask for the full sum.

His parents were general-poruchik and senator Yuri Troubetzkoy ( 20 April 1668 – 8 September 1739 ), who was governor of Belgorod, and Elena Grigorevna Tcherkassky ( b. before 1696 ).

In 1906, Kirilenko was born in Alexeyevka, Belgorod Oblast, Russian Empire, to a Russian working-class family.

Andrei Kirilenko was born on 8 September 1906 in the village of Alexeyevka, Belgorod Oblast, Russian Empire, to a working-class family.

From 1708 to 1727, the territory of the modern Belgorod Oblast was part of Kiev and Azov Governorates.

In 1727, Belgorod Governorate was established from parts of Kiev Governorate.

In 1775 – 1779, the territory of Belgorod Governorate was abolished and divided between the newly formed governorates and vice-royalties.

For the courage and resilience shown by the people of Belgorod Oblast in defense of the Motherland during the Great Patriotic War, and for progress in reconstruction and development of national economy, on January 4, 1967 Belgorod Oblast was awarded the Order of Lenin, and in 1980 the city of Belgorod was awarded the Order of the Patriotic War, first degree.

Ioasaph of Belgorod, an 18th century bishop, became widely venerated as a miracle worker and was glorified as a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church in 1911.

From 1719 to 1727 it was a part of Belgorod province of Kiev Governorate.

Later Kursk uyezd was a part of Belgorod Governorate.

Samar, prince of the Belgorod Princedom was also killed.

The Province was transferred to the newly created Belgorod Governorate in 1727.

On March 11 ( February 28 old style ), 1778 Oryol Vice-Royalty was created from parts of Voronezh and Belgorod Governorates.

It was created in 1935 within the Kursk and Belgorod oblasts.

Simbirsk line was constructed about 1640, and continued the Belgorod line from Tambov to Simbirsk on the Volga River.

On 9 October 2005 executive director of Inteko-agro Alexander Annenkov was attacked in Belgorod by three assailants armed with axes.

It was bounded to successively Kiev Governorate ( 1708 – 1727 ), Belgorod Governorate ( 1727 – 1779 ), and Kursk Viceroyalty ( 1779 – 1797 ).

He was grand prince of Kiev ( 1203, 1206, 1207, 1208 – 1212 ); he was also prince of Chernigov ( 1204 – 1206 / 1208 ) and of Belgorod ( 1205 ).