Novovoronezh
Town in Voronezh Oblast, Russia
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Novovoronezh (Russian: Нововоро́неж) is a town in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Don River 55 kilometers (34 mi) south of Voronezh. Population: 30,658 (2021 census);[7] 32,635 (2010 census);[2] 36,961 (2002 census);[8] 35,666 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
Novovoronezh
Нововоронеж | |
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Novovoronezh | |
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| Coordinates: 51°19′N 39°13′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Voronezh Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Town status since | 1987 |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.13 km2 (17.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 32,635 |
| 30,434 (−6.7%) | |
| • Density | 707.5/km2 (1,832/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | Novovoronezh Urban Okrug[1] |
| • Capital of | Novovoronezh Urban Okrug[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Novovoronezh Urban Okrug[4] |
| • Capital of | Novovoronezh Urban Okrug[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [5]) |
| Postal codes[6] | 396070, 396071 |
| Dialing code | +7 47364 |
| OKTMO ID | 20727000001 |
| Website | www |
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Novovoronezh Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.[4]
Economy
The Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant is located in the town.
History
Novovoronezh was established along with the start of the future nuclear power plant construction works in 1957.[10] It was then called the urban settlement of Novo-Graessovsky, but renamed its current name later the same year.
The first unit of 210 MW of the Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant was put into power on September 30, 1964.[10]
From 1959 to 1963 Novovoronezh was the center of the Novovoronezh district, and its administrative status was upgraded from the urban settlement to a town in 1987.[11]
In 2020, an ambiguous monument was erected in the city to the legendary founder of the city Alyonka, who, according to legend, found a good place and brought her fellow villagers there. Thanks to this monument, Novovoronezh became famous throughout Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. The forged sculptural composition, which cost the city a million rubles and caused negative feedback[12] from citizens, was dismantled three days after installation and later sold at auction for 2.6 million rubles. with a starting price of 1 million rubles. The updated monument to Alyonka, but already made of bronze, was opened on July 1, 2022.[13]
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