Voskresensk (English) Воскресенск (Russian) |
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Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Moscow Oblast |
Administrative district | Voskresensky District |
Town | Voskresensk |
Administrative center of | Voskresensky District, Town of Voskresensk |
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Municipal district | Voskresensky Municipal District |
Urban settlement | Voskresensk Urban Settlement |
Administrative center of | Voskresensky Municipal District, Voskresensk Urban Settlement |
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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.