| En Name: | Zernograd |
| Ru Name: | Зерноград |
| Coordinates: | 46.85°N 59°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Federal Subject: | Rostov Oblast |
| Adm District Jur: | Zernogradsky District |
| Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Zernogradskoye |
| Adm Selsoviet Type: | Urban settlement |
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Zernogradsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of2: | Zernogradskoye Urban Settlement |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun District Jur: | Zernogradsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Zernogradskoye Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Zernogradsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Zernogradskoye Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 26842 |
| Established Date: | 1915 |
| Current Cat Date: | 1951 |
| Postal Codes: | 347740, 347742, 347743, 347749 |
| Dialing Codes: | 86359 |
| Website: | https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144652/http://www.zernograd.org/ |
Zernograd (ru|Зерногра́д, literally "Grain town") is a town and the administrative center of Zernogradsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located 71km (44miles) southeast of Rostov-on-Don, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
It was founded in 1915 as the halt of Verblyud (Russian: Верблю́д) due to the construction of the Rostov–Torgovaya railway. By 1933, it became a settlement and was renamed Zernovoy (Russian: Зерново́й). It was granted town status in 1951 and renamed Zernograd in 1960.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zernograd serves as the administrative center of Zernogradsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with ten rural localities, incorporated within Zernogradsky District as Zernogradskoye Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Zernogradsky Municipal District.[2]
From 1969 to 1995, Zernograd (air base) was home to the 106th Training Aviation Regiment, Yeysk Higher Military School of Pilots, of the Soviet Air Forces. The regiment was equipped with the L-29 and L-39 jet trainer aircraft.[3] The airbase is now home to the 16th Army Aviation Brigade.[4]