Voskresensk (Russian: Воскресе́нск) is a town and the administrative center of Voskresensky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located upon the banks of the Moskva River 88 kilometers (55 mi) southeast from Moscow. Population: 91,464 (2010 Census);[3] 77,871 (2002 Census);[8] 80,393 (1989 Census).[9]

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Coordinates: 55°19′N 38°42′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Voskresensky District[1]
Town	Voskresensk[1]
Founded	1862[2]
Town status since	1938
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	91,464
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	93,565 (+2.3%)
• Rank	180th in 2010
Administrative status
• Capital of	Voskresensky District[1], Town of Voskresensk[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Voskresensky Municipal District[5]
• Urban settlement	Voskresensk Urban Settlement[5]
• Capital of	Voskresensky Municipal District[5], Voskresensk Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	140200–140209, 140215, 140216, 140259
Dialing code(s)	+7 49644
OKTMO ID	46606101001
Website	www.vosgoradmin.ru

History

It was founded in 1862.[2] Town status was granted to it in 1938.[10]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Voskresensk serves as the administrative center of Voskresensky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated within Voskresensky District as the Town of Voskresensk.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Voskresensk is incorporated within Voskresensky Municipal District as Voskresensk Urban Settlement.[5]

Transportation

There are station Voskresensk and stop platform 88 km at the Moscow-Ryazan line.

Notable residents

The town is home to several prominent ice hockey players, including Igor Larionov and other Soviet national team players, such as Vyacheslav Kozlov, Valeri Kamensky, Andrei Lomakin, Aleksandr Smirnov, Vladimir Golikov, Aleksandr Golikov, Alexander Ragulin, German Titov, Igor Ulanov, Sergei Berezin, Dmitri Kvartalnov, Roman Oksiuta and Valeri Zelepukin. Current Russian NHL players from Voskresensk include Andrei Markov, Andrei Loktionov, and Vladislav Namestnikov.

References

Notes

Sources

• Губернатор Московской области. Постановление №123-ПГ от 28 сентября 2010 г. «Об учётных данных административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области», в ред. Постановления №252-ПГ от 26 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в учётные данные административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области». Опубликован: "Информационный вестник Правительства МО", №10, 30 октября 2010 г. (Governor of Moscow Oblast. Resolution #123-PG of September 28, 2010 On the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #252-PG of June 26, 2015 On Amending the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast. ).
• Московская областная Дума. Закон №199/2004-ОЗ от 29 декабря 2004 г. «О статусе и границах Воскресенского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №141/2009-ОЗ от 28 ноября 2009 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Воскресенского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №12, 25 января 2005 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #199/2004-oZ of December 29, 2004 On the Status and the Borders of Voskresensky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #141/2009-OZ of November 28, 2009 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Voskresensky Municipal District and the Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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