| En Name: | Zheleznodorozhny district |
| Ru Name: | Железнодорожный район |
| Image View: | Воронеж Железнодорожный район.png |
| Image Coa: | Coat of arms of Voronezh.png |
| Federal Subject: | Federal city of Voronezh |
| Area Km2: | 183,200 |
| Pop Latest: | 131 651. |
| Pop Latest Date: | 2020 |
| Pop Latest Ref: | 2020 |
| Website: | http://www.voronezh-city.ru/administration/structure/detail/11264 |
| Date: | January 2015 |
Zheleznodorozhny District (Russian: Железнодоро́жный райо́н) is a territorial division (a district, or raion) in Voronezh on the left side of Voronezh water reservoir. The area of the district is 183,200 square kilometers (70,700 sq mi). The total population of the district was 131 651.[1] [2]
The head of Zheleznodorozhny district is Belyaev Leonid Ivanovich.[2]
Zheleznodorozhny district is the largest district of Voronezh. It's located in the northeastern part of Voronezh. It borders on the Levoberezhny District of the city, from the north it borders on Ramonsky District, from the east it borders on Novousmansky District.
It also includes neighborhoods such as Otrozhka, Krasnolesniy and Somovo.
One of the main street in the district is Leninsky Avenue.[3]
Initially the district consisted of two old slobodas, Pridacha and Otrozhka.[4] Zheleznodorozhnyy district was established on 30 April 1936. The local residents themselves divide the district into Bogdanka, Odintsovo, Koldunovka and Otrozhka. There are a lot of gloomy legends related to Koldunovka, which translates to English as "a witchcraft place".[5]