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Voskresensk, Moscow Oblast

Voskresensk (English)
Воскресенск (Russian)
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Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Voskresensk is located in Moscow Oblast
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Voskresensk
Location of Voskresensk in Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 55°19′N 38°42′E / 55.317°N 38.700°E / 55.317; 38.700Coordinates: 55°19′N 38°42′E / 55.317°N 38.700°E / 55.317; 38.700
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Administrative status (as of September 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow Oblast
Administrative district Voskresensky District
Town Voskresensk
Administrative center of Voskresensky District, Town of Voskresensk
Municipal status (as of November 2009)
Municipal district Voskresensky Municipal District
Urban settlement Voskresensk Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Voskresensky Municipal District, Voskresensk Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 91,464 inhabitants
Rank in 2010 186th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded 1862
Town status since 1938
Postal code(s) 140200–140209, 140215, 140216, 140259
Dialing code(s) +7 49644
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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);77,871 (2002 Census);80,393 (1989 Census).

It was founded in 1862. Town status was granted to it in 1938.

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

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.


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