Voronizh

Voronizh (Ukrainian: Вороніж, Russian: Воронеж) is an urban-type settlement in Shostka Raion of Sumy Oblast in 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: 6,669 (2021 est.)[2]

Not to be confused with Voronezh.
Voronizh
Вороніж
Urban-type settlement
Church of Saint Michael
Voronizh
Location in Sumy Oblast
Voronizh
Location in Ukraine
Coordinates:
CountryUkraine
OblastSumy Oblast
RaionShostka Raion
Population
 (2021)
 • Total6,669
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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.[3]

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.[3]

The settlement is connected by road with Shostka and with Krolevets, where it has access to Highway M02 and further to Kyiv.

References
  1. "Шосткинская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. Шифрин, Леонид (22 January 2010). "Воронеж проголосовал за президента Украины". shostka.info (in Russian).
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.