Voronezh
capital city of Voronezh Oblast in central Russia
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Summary
Voronezh is a big city[1]. Voronezh draws 9,519 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #127 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Voronezh Urban Okrug[3]
- Country: Tsardom of Russia[4], Russia[5]
- Head of government: Vadim Kstenin[6], Aleksandr Gusev[7]
- Continent: Europe[8]
- Instance of: city or town[9], million city[10]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Leninsky District[11], Zheleznodorozhny District[12], Kominternovsky District[13], Levoberezhny District[14], Soviet District[15], Tsentralny District[16]
- Flag: flag of Voronezh[17]
- Twinned administrative body: Charlotte[18], Chongqing[19], Brno[20], Gomel[21], Wesermarsch[22], Sliven[23], León[24], Luhansk[25]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Voronezh[26]
- Postal code: 394000–394095[27]
- Commons category: Voronezh[28]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[29]
- Local dialing code: 473[30]
- Inception: January 1, 1586[31]
- Official website: http://www.voronezh-city.ru[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:Voronezh[33]
- Commons gallery: Воронеж[34]
- Population: 1,032,382[35], 1,023,570[36], 1,014,610[37], 1,003,638[38], 991,269[39], 118,191[40], 95,000[41], 1,039,801[42], 1,047,549[43], 1,057,681[44], 1,051,995[45], 1,041,722[46]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[47], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[48], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[49], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[50]
- Capital of: Voronezh Oblast[51], Voronezh Urban Okrug[52]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Voronezh[53]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Voronezh[54]
- Demonym: воронежец[55], воронежцы[56]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Voronezh include Voronezh Front[57], a front[58], in Soviet Union[59], founded in 1942[60].
Why It Matters
Voronezh has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Voronezh is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for Voronezh include Voronezh Front[57], a front[58], in Soviet Union[59], founded in 1942[60].