Voronezh Region (Russia)

Voroneẑskaâ oblasth

Last modified: 2007-10-06 by antónio martins
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Воронежская область

• Presentation of Voronezh Region
• Description of the flag
• Coat of Arms

• Previous flag (1998-2005)
• Subdivisions of Voronezh Region
• Russia
• Russian subnational flags (overview of the subdivisions, list of federation “subjects” and clickable map)
• Don Cossacks

• Voronezh regional (oblast) coat of arms (official page)
  reported by Pascal Vagnat, 21 Dec 1998

Presentation of Voronezh Region

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• Name (english): Voronezh Region • (russian): Воронежская область | Voroneẑskaâ oblasth
  
• Capital (russian): Воронеж | Voroneẑ • (english): Voronezh
• Area: 52 400 km² (≅20 200 sq.mi.) • Population: 2 440 700 inhabitants in 2000
• Status: Region (область | oblasth) within the Russian Federation
• Federal District: Central Region • Economic region: Center Ĉernozem | Чернозем (south central European Russia)
• License plate code: 36 • Ham radio code: VR (but DX contest code: VH) • ISO 3166-2 code: VOR
• Flag adopted on 2005.07.05 • Coat of arms adopted on 1997.07.01

Description of the flag

According to Geraldika.RU, a flag was adopted on 2005.11.24. It is a banner of the arms.
Dirk Schönberger, 10 Dec 2005, and António Martins, 30 Sep 2007

Coat of Arms

The coat of arms of the city is a bit different from the coat of arms of the region by the fact that it bears a mural crown and the branches around the coat of arms are slightly different (see the official city website).
Pascal Gross, 18 Mar 2003

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