Liski, Voronezh Oblast

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Liski (Russian: Ли́ски) is a town and the administrative center of Liskinsky District in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. Population: 54,147 (2021 census);^[7] 55,864 (2010 census);^[2] 55,893 (2002 census);^[8] 54,039 (1989 Soviet census).^[9]

CountryRussia

Founded1571

Elevation

110 m (360 ft)

Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK

^[5])

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Coordinates: 50°58′N 39°31′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Voronezh Oblast^[1]
Administrative district	Liskinsky District^[1]
Urban settlement Selsoviet	Liski^[1]
Founded	1571
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population (2010 Census)^[2]
• Total	55,864
• Estimate (2025)^[3]	51,778 (−7.3%)
• Rank	294th in 2010
Administrative status
• Capital of	Liskinsky District,^[1] Liski Urban Settlement^[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Liskinsky Municipal District^[4]
• Urban settlement	Liski Urban Settlement^[4]
• Capital of	Liskinsky Municipal District,^[4] Liski Urban Settlement^[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK ^[5])
Postal codes^[6]	397900–397904, 397906–397910, 397979
OKTMO ID	20621101001
Website	adminliski.ru

History

Liski was founded as Novaya Pokrovka (Новая Покровка) in 1571. The town later merged with the local train station, Liski, in 1928.

It was renamed Svoboda (Свобода) in 1943, and later renamed as Liski.

It was renamed Georgiu-Dezh (Георгиу-Деж) in 1965 after the first Romanian communist leader, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, before returning to Liski again in 1990.^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

Russian invasion of Ukraine

On 16 January 2025, during the Russo-Ukrainian War, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces claimed to have struck an oil depot located in the town with at least 3 drones.^[14]^[15]^[16] On January 20 the oil depot was struck by drones again,^[17] causing an extensive fire detected by NASA's FIRMS.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Liski serves as the administrative center of Liskinsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it, together with the khutor of Kalach in Liskinsky District, is incorporated into Liskinsky District as the Liski Urban Settlement.^[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is part of Liskinsky Municipal District.^[4]

References

Notes

[1]
Law #87-OZ
[2]
Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
[3]
Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2025 года (in Russian), Moscow: Federal State Statistics Service, April 25, 2025, Wikidata Q133797648, archived from the original on April 26, 2026
[4]
Law #85-OZ
[5]
"Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
[6]
Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
[7]
Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
[8]
Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
[9]
Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
[10]
Post-Soviet Geography, Volumul 34, V.H. Winston & Son, 1993, p. 648
[11]
The Current Digest of the Soviet Press, Volume 43, Issues 1-16, American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, 1991, p. 31
[12]
The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Micropaedia (10 v.), Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1983, p. 490
[13]
Lewis H. Siegelbaum, Cars for Comrades: The Life of the Soviet Automobile, Cornell University Press, 2008, p. 82
[14]
Denisova, Kateryna (January 16, 2025). "Ukrainian drones hit Russian oil depot in Voronezh Oblast, military claims". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
[15]
"Ukraine updates: Drones attack gunpowder factory in Russia". Deutsche Welle. January 16, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
[16]
"Сили оборони України уразили нафтобазу «Ліскінська»". Facebook (in Ukrainian). January 16, 2025.
[17]
"Russia reports drone attack on oil depot in Voronezh region". newsukraine.rbc.ua. January 20, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.

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Воронежская областная Дума. Закон №87-ОЗ от 27 октября 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Воронежской области и порядке его изменения», в ред. Закона №41-ОЗ от 13 апреля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Воронежской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Воронежской области и порядке его изменения"». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Молодой коммунар", №123, 3 ноября 2006 г. (Voronezh Oblast Duma. Law #87-OZ of October 27, 2006 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Voronezh Oblast and on the Procedures of Changing It, as amended by the Law #41-OZ of April 13, 2015 On Amending the Law of Voronezh Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Voronezh Oblast and on the Procedures of Changing It". Effective as of after 10 days from the day of the official publication.).
Воронежская областная Дума. Закон №85-ОЗ от 2 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ, наделении соответствующим статусом, определении административных центров муниципальных образований Лискинского и Подгоренского районов, образовании в их составе новых муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №209-ОЗ от 30 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Воронежской области "Об установлении границ, наделении соответствующим статусом, определении административных центров муниципальных образований Лискинского и Подгоренского районов, образовании в их составе новых муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Коммуна", №189, 4 декабря 2004 г. (Voronezh Oblast Duma. Law #85-OZ of December 2, 2004 On Establishing the Borders, Granting Appropriate Status, Establishing the Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations of Liskinsky and Podgorensky Districts, Establishing New Municipal Formations Within Their Borders, as amended by the Law #209-OZ of December 30, 2014 On Amending the Law of Voronezh Oblast "On Establishing the Borders, Granting Appropriate Status, Establishing the Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations of Liskinsky and Podgorensky Districts, Establishing New Municipal Formations Within Their Borders". Effective as of the official publication date.).

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