The Voronezh ( Russian : Воро́неж , pronounced [vɐˈronʲiʂ] ), also romanized as Voronež , is a river in Tambov , Lipetsk , and Voronezh oblasts in Russia , a left tributary of the Don . The Voronezh is 342 kilometres (213 mi) long, with a drainage basin of 21,600 square kilometres (8,300 sq mi). It freezes up in the first half of December and stays under the ice until late March. The lower reaches of the river are navigable. The cities of Lipetsk and Voronezh are along the Voronezh River.
6-560: Going upstream, it leaves the Don south of Voronezh and goes north parallel and east of the Don for about 150 kilometres (93 mi). West of Michurinsk it swings east and splits into the Lesnoy and Polny Voronezh Rivers ("Forest and Field Voronezh"). These go north about 75 kilometres (47 mi) to the border of Ryazan Oblast . To the north are tributaries of the Oka . To the east are the basins of
12-506: A genetic laboratory and agricultural testing fields in the Tambov region, dedicated to pomology (the study of fruit growing) and selection . Within the framework of administrative divisions , Michurinsk serves as the administrative center of Michurinsky District , even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Michurinsk —an administrative unit with
18-527: A river in Russia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Michurinsk Michurinsk ( Russian : Мичу́ринск ) is the second most populous town in Tambov Oblast , Russia . Population: 98,758 ( 2010 Census ) ; 96,093 ( 2002 Census ) ; 109,081 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . Originally known as Kozlov ( Козло́в ), it was founded in 1635 at the northern end of
24-517: The Voronezh and sailed them down the Don to attack the Turkish fortress of Azov. This Lipetsk Oblast location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Tambov Oblast location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Voronezh Oblast location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
30-490: The emerging Belgorod Line , a frontier defense line . A 25-kilometer (16 mi) earthen wall was built eastward across the open steppe effectively blocking the Nogai Trail , a Tatar raiding route. The success of this line led to the building of further lines further south. The settlement was granted town status in 1779. The town was renamed Michurinsk in 1932 after the biologist Ivan Michurin , who had developed
36-754: The south-flowing Bityug which joins the Don and the north-flowing Tsna which reaches the Oka via the Moksha. The river is named for an earlier town destroyed by the Mongol invasion , whose name in turn was borrowed from a place name in the Principality of Chernigov , derived from the personal name Voroneg. From the 1650s the Belgorod Line of forts ran along the Voronezh. In 1706 Peter the Great built boats along
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