Why visit Belëv
Townapedia lists 13 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 7 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
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About Belëv
Belyov (Russian: Белёв) is a town and the administrative center of Belyovsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River. Population: 13,180 (2018); 13,918 (2010 census).
From the Wikipedia article Belyov (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks13
1 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes7
History
As is the case with many other towns in the former Upper Oka Principalities, Belyov was first mentioned in a chronicle in 1147. After the disintegration of the Principality of Chernigov in the wake of the Mongol invasion of Rus', Belyov became a seat of a local princely dynasty in 1468. The princes of Belyov fluctuated between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Grand Duchy of Moscow, until they moved to the latter state.
During World War II, Belyov was occupied by the German Army in October, 1941, but was liberated by elements of 10th Army on December 31, during the Soviet counteroffensive phase of the Battle of Moscow.
Following an incident where a local Jewish families were accused of murdering a child to use his blood to bake matzah, there was a rise in anti-Jewish propaganda by Communist Party members. These allegations that Jews used the blood of Christians in rituals was embarrassing to the Communist Party when it came from Party Members, and a pogrom was narrowly averted in this instance. Some press sources from that time, most in Yiddish, condemned the inaction against the prominent community members and demanded adherence to Communist party policies on antisemitism.
From the History section of Belyov on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship8
Надвратная колокольня
Church · Russian Orthodox · 0.9 km
8 улица имени Митрополита Евлогия
Церковь Введения Пресвятой Богородицы во Храм
Church · Russian Orthodox · 0.9 km
улица имени Митрополита Евлогия
Церковь Николая Чудотворца Часовенская
Church · Russian Orthodox · 2.0 km
115А улица Карла Маркса
Церковь Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы
Church · Russian Orthodox · 0.8 km
83 улица Карла Маркса, Белёв
Церковь Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы
Church · Russian Orthodox · 0.9 km
11 Музейная улица
Shopping7
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Healthcare2
Map of Belëv
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kaluga International Airport (KLF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 83 km away.
- Sosenskiy 30 km north, about 30 min by car
- Deshovki 31 km northwest, about 31 min by car
- Chekalin 32 km north, about 32 min by car
- Kozel’sk 34 km northwest, about 34 min by car
- Suvorov 42 km northeast, about 42 min by car
- Bolkhov 42 km south, about 42 min by car
- Sukhinichi 61 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Mtsensk 66 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Plavsk 77 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kaluga 80 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
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