Bogdanovich

Bogdanovich is a Slavic surname found across the Slavic speaking world, meaning "son of Bogdan", spelt Богданович transliterated Bogdanovich (Russian) or Bohdanovych (Ukrainian), Bahdanovič (Belarusian), Bogdanowicz (Polish), and Богдановић transliterated Bogdanović (Serbian).

People with this name

Bogdanovich (town)

Coordinates: 56°46′49″N 62°02′58″E / 56.7803°N 62.0494°E / 56.7803; 62.0494

Bogdanovich (Russian: Богданович) is a town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kunara River (right tributary of the Pyshma), 99 kilometers (62 mi) east of Yekaterinburg. Population: 30,670 (2010 Census); 32,856 (2002 Census); 35,983 (1989 Census).

History

It was founded in 1883–1885 as a settlement around the Bogdanovich railway station, which opened in 1885. Town status was granted in 1947.

Sports

The bandy team Fakel plays in the 2nd highest division of the Russian Bandy League. Their home arena has a capacity of 3,000.

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