Voronizh
Voronizh Вороніж | |
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51°46′36″N 33°27′57″E / 51.77667°N 33.46583°E / 51.77667; 33.46583 | |
Country | ![]() |
Oblast | Sumy Oblast |
Raion | Shostka Raion |
Hromada | Shostka urban hromada |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 6,560 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Voronizh (Ukrainian: Вороніж, IPA: [wɔˈrɔn⁽ʲ⁾iʒ]; Russian: Воронеж, romanized: Voronezh, IPA: [vɐˈronʲɪʂ]) is a rural settlement in Shostka Raion, Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. It is located on the banks of the Osota, a left tributary of the Desna, in the drainage basin of the Dnieper. Voronizh belongs to Shostka urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population: 6,560 (2022 estimate).[2]
History
Until 26 January 2024, Voronizh was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Voronizh became a rural settlement.[3]
Economy
Industry
A sugar factory in Voronizh was built in the 1860s by Nikolay Tereshchenko. It was the largest industrial enterprise in the settlement until 2004, when it stopped operation.[4]
Transportation
Tereshchenska railway station is located in Voronizh. It is on the main line connecting Kyiv and Moscow across the Russian border; there is also a side line to Shostka and Novhorod-Siverskyi which starts in Tereshchenska. There is intensive passenger traffic through the station. Until 2007, it was known as Voronezhska railway station.[4]
The settlement is connected by road with Shostka and with Krolevets, where it has access to Highway M02 and further to Kyiv.
Notable people
- Panteleimon Kulish (1819–1897), Ukrainian writer, critic, poet, folklorist, and translator
References
- ^ "Шосткинская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
- ^ a b Шифрин, Леонид (22 January 2010). "Воронеж проголосовал за президента Украины". shostka.info (in Russian).
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