Voronezh Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (guberniya) of the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, and the Russian SFSR, which existed from 1708 to 1779 and again from 1796 to 1928. Its capital was located in Voronezh since 1725.
Russia in 1682–1762. Azov Governorate is shown as number 7.
The linguistic composition of the uyezds of Voronezh in 1897. Ukrainians in yellow, Russians in red, others in purple. (in Ukrainian)
Voronezh is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on the Southeastern Railway, which connects western Russia with the Urals and Siberia, the Caucasus and Ukraine, and the M4 highway (Moscow–Voronezh–Rostov-on-Don–Novorossiysk). In recent years the city has experienced rapid population growth, rising in 2021 to 1,057,681, up from 889,680 recorded in the 2010 Census, making it the 14th-most populous city in the country.
Main building of the South Eastern Railway Administration
Scythian vessel from Voronezh, 4th century BC. Hermitage Museum.
A monument to Peter the Great
Voronezh. Ship Museum Goto Predestinatsia
