Thursday, March 18, 2010

Russia - Voronezh


This is the postcard of the city Voronezh in Russia, sent by Nataly, a postcrosser who lives there.

This is from Wikipedia : Voronezh (Russian: Воро́неж, IPA [vɐˈronʲɪʂ]) is a large city in southwestern Russia, not far from Ukraine. It is located either side of the Voronezh River, twelve kilometers away from where it flows into the Don. Voronezh is the administrative center of Voronezh Oblast. It is an operating center of the Southeastern Railway (connecting European Russia with Ural and Siberia, as well as Caucasus and Ukraine), as well as the center of the Don Highway (Moscow—Rostov-on-Don). Population: 848,752 (2002 Census);[8] 886,844 (1989 Census);[9] 660,000 (1970); 447,000 (1959); 344,000 (1939); 120,000 (1926). The city is divided into six administrative districts: Kominternovsky, Leninsky, Levoberezhny, Sovetsky, Tsentralny, and Zheleznodorozhny.

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