Until 26 January 2024, Voronizh was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Voronizh became a rural settlement.[3]
Economy
Industry
A sugar factory in Voronizh was built in the 1860s by Nikolay Tereshchenko. It was the largest industrial enterprise in the settlement until 2004, when it stopped operation.[4]
Transportation
Tereshchenska railway station is located in Voronizh. It is on the main line connecting Kyiv and Moscow across the Russian border; there is also a side line to Shostka and Novhorod-Siverskyi which starts in Tereshchenska. There is intensive passenger traffic through the station. Until 2007, it was known as Voronezhska railway station.[4]
The settlement is connected by road with Shostka and with Krolevets, where it has access to Highway M02 and further to Kyiv.
Notable people
Panteleimon Kulish (1819–1897), Ukrainian writer, critic, poet, folklorist, and translator
