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VORONEZH Voronezh is a city in south-central Russia and the administrative center of the Voronezh Region. It is located on the banks of the Voronezh Reservoir, 12 kilometers from the Don River; it is approximately 520 km from Moscow. The population of Voronezh as of January 1, 2025, was 1,041,722, making it the fourteenth-most populous city in Russia. A metropolitan area with a population of over 1.3 million has formed around Voronezh. It forms an administrative-territorial unit and municipality, the urban district of Voronezh, with a single settlement within it. Founded in 1586, Voronezh is considered the cradle of the Russian regular (state) navy and the birthplace of the airborne troops. On April 27 (May 8), 1700, a 58-gun sailing ship of the line, built according to the designs of the Russian Tsar Peter the Great, was ceremoniously launched at the Voronezh Admiralty shipyard. The city is divided into six city districts, which, according to the city charter, are not considered municipalities: Zheleznodorozhny, Kominternovsky, Levoberezhny, Leninsky, Sovetsky, and Tsentralny. Two districts—Zheleznodorozhny and Levoberezhny—are located on the left bank of the Voronezh Reservoir, while the others are on the right. The modern city is home to 37 higher education institutions and 53 secondary specialized educational institutions, with over 127,000 students enrolled. Preschool-age children attend 116 kindergartens, and the city's 128 schools are attended by approximately 118,000 schoolchildren. ZADONSK Zadonsk is a city (since 1779) in Russia, the administrative center of the Zadonsky District of Lipetsk Oblast. It forms the municipality of Zadonsk, with the status of an urban settlement as the only populated area within it. Area: 1,258 hectares. Population: ↗ 9,887 (2021). Before 1779, the settlement of Teshevka was located on the site of Zadonsk. It originated as the settlement of Teshevka, adjacent to the Teshevsky (later Zadonsky) Bogoroditsky Monastery, founded around 1600. It was first mentioned in the payment books of the Zasosensky Stan of the Yelets District in 7123 (1615): "Behind the monastery, under the Teshevsky forest, the settlement of Teshevskaya on the Teshevka River at the headwaters." The monastery was founded by monks Kirill and Gerasim, who came from Moscow's Sretensky Monastery and brought a copy of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, later renowned for its miracles. In 1769, Bishop Tikhon (Timofey Savelyevich Sokolovsky), a renowned hierarch and spiritual writer, of Voronezh who had retired due to ill health, settled in the monastery. His major spiritual works, "True Christianity," "Cell Letters," "Spiritual Treasure Collected from the World," and others, were written in Zadonsk. In 1861, Tikhon of Zadonsk was canonized. On September 25, 1779, during the formation of the Voronezh Viceroyalty, the Teshevka settlement was transformed into the district town of Zadonsk, due to its location (relative to the Russian capital, St. Petersburg) beyond the Don River. The city's original name, according to an imperial decree, was Zadonskoy; it was later transformed into the shorter Zadonsk. On September 21, 1781, in accordance with the imperially approved Senate report "On the Approval of Coats of Arms of the Cities of the Voronezh Viceroyalty," Zadonsk was granted a coat of arms. It was "a tower built beyond the Don River on a silver field, signifying the true location of this city." On March 19, 1782, the general development plan for Zadonsk was approved by the imperial decree, according to which the city's architectural appearance was subsequently shaped. A regional special economic zone for tourism and recreation, "Zadonshchina," is planned for Zadonsk. The concept was developed by the Voronezhproekt Institute, commissioned by the Lipetsk Region Administration. According to the plan, the city will include cultural and entertainment centers, multifunctional administrative buildings, hotel complexes, sports facilities, and residential areas. In addition, there are ski and roller-skating trails, horseback riding routes, and hiking trails for pilgrims. The M4 "Don" federal highway runs in close proximity to Zadonsk. The town is connected by bus service to villages in the Zadonsky District and the regional capital, Lipetsk. Transit buses to Voronezh, Moscow, Tula, Oryol, Kaluga, Yelets, Novomoskovsk, and Yefremov also pass through the Zadonsk bus station. On May 22, 2013, at 2:30 PM, a hurricane accompanied by a tornado hit the town, damaging more than 200 homes. The Yefremov Thermal Power Plant has been in operation since 1933, supplying industrial enterprises with electricity and the town with heat. Yefremov is a single-industry industrial town, the backbone of its economy being three chemical plants. There are six churches within the city limits. #LIPETSKREGION #ROAD #VOYAGE #TRIP #ROADTOSOUTH #CARTRIP #SURROUNDINGNATURE #ROADCONDITION #WORLDTRAVEL #SUMMER4DONHIGHWAYS #...