Voskresensk, Moscow Oblast Explained

En Name:Voskresensk
Ru Name:Воскресенск
Coordinates:55.3167°N 80°W
Map Label Position:bottom
Image Coa:50voskresensk_g.png
Federal Subject:Moscow Oblast
Adm District Jur:Voskresensky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Voskresensk
Adm Selsoviet Type:Town
Adm Ctr Of1:Voskresensky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Town of Voskresensk
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Voskresensky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Voskresensk Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Voskresensky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Voskresensk Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:91464
Pop 2010Census Rank:180th
Established Date:1862
Current Cat Date:1938
Postal Codes:140200–140209, 140215, 140216, 140259
Dialing Codes:49644
Website:http://www.vosgoradmin.ru/

Voskresensk (Russian: Воскресе́нск) is a town and the administrative center of Voskresensky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located upon the banks of the Moskva River 88km (55miles) southeast of Moscow. Population:

History

It was founded in 1862.[1] Town status was granted to it in 1938.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Voskresensk serves as the administrative center of Voskresensky District.[3] As an administrative division, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated within Voskresensky District as the Town of Voskresensk. As a municipal division, the Town of Voskresensk is incorporated within Voskresensky Municipal District as Voskresensk Urban Settlement.[4]

Transportation

There are station Voskresensk and stop platform 88 km at the Moscow-Ryazan line.

Notable residents

The town is home to several prominent ice hockey players, including Igor Larionov and other Soviet national team players, such as Vyacheslav Kozlov, Valeri Kamensky, Andrei Lomakin, Aleksandr Smirnov, Vladimir Golikov, Aleksandr Golikov, Alexander Ragulin, German Titov, Igor Ulanov, Sergei Berezin, Dmitri Kvartalnov, Roman Oksiuta and Valeri Zelepukin. Current Russian NHL players from Voskresensk include Andrei Markov, Andrei Loktionov, and Vladislav Namestnikov.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Энциклопедия Города России. 2003. Большая Российская Энциклопедия. Moscow. 5-7107-7399-9. 93.
  2. Book: В. А. Дударев, Н. А. Елисеева . Административно-территориальное деление союзных . 1980-01-01 . CCCP . 172.
  3. Resolution #123-PG
  4. Law #199/2004-OZ