Voronizh

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]

Not to be confused with Voronezh.
Voronizh
Вороніж
Rural settlement
Church of Saint Michael
Voronizh
Location in Sumy Oblast
Voronizh
Location in Ukraine
Coordinates: 51°46′36″N 33°27′57″E
Country Ukraine
OblastSumy Oblast
RaionShostka Raion
Population
 (2022)
 • Total6,560
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

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
  1. "Шосткинская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. 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.
  3. "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
  4. Шифрин, Леонид (22 January 2010). "Воронеж проголосовал за президента Украины". shostka.info (in Russian).
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