Voronezh

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administrative center city

Voronezh is a major city in southwestern Russia, situated on the Voronezh River and serving as an important cultural, industrial, and transportation center.

Aliases (1)

city of Voronezh ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative center → city →
airportName	Voronezh Peter the Great Airport →
climate	humid continental climate →
country	Russia →
distanceFrom	about 500 km south of Moscow →
foundedBy	Tsardom of Russia authorities →
foundedInCentury	16th century →
hasAdministrativeStatus	city of oblast significance →
hasCulturalInstitution	Kramskoy Voronezh Regional Art Museum → Voronezh Regional Museum of Local Lore → Voronezh State Academic Drama Theater → Voronezh State Opera and Ballet Theater →
hasIndustry	aerospace industry → chemical industry → food processing → mechanical engineering → power engineering →
hasNotableEvent	heavy fighting during World War II →
hasPopulation	over 1,000,000 inhabitants →
hasReconstruction	extensively rebuilt after World War II →
hasRiverFunction	river port on the Voronezh River →
hasSisterCity	Bari → Brno → Charlotte → Plovdiv →
hasStatus	million-plus city →
hasTransport	federal highways → international airport → railway junction →
hasUniversity	Voronezh State Medical University → Voronezh State Technical University → Voronezh State University →
historicalRole	important frontier fortress of the Russian state → major shipbuilding center under Peter the Great →
isCapitalOf	Voronezh Oblast →
language	Russian →
locatedIn	Southwestern Russia → Voronezh Oblast →
locatedNear	border with Ukraine →
locatedOn	Central Russian Upland →
locatedOnRiver	Voronezh River →
partOf	Central Black Earth economic region → Central Federal District of Russia →
role	cultural center → industrial center → transportation hub →
timeZone	Moscow Time →
utcOffset	+3 →
wasOccupiedBy	Nazi Germany forces during World War II →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Voronezh Front ("city of Voronezh") → Voronezh–Kastornoye offensive →	namedAfter
Voronezh Front →	headquartersLocation
Don →	majorCityOnRiver
Moscow Time →	usedInCity