Liski is a town and the administrative center of Liskinsky District in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. Population:

History

Liski was founded as Novaya Pokrovka (Новая Покровка) in 1571, later merged with the local train station Liski in 1928. It was renamed Svoboda (Свобода) in 1943, and after a period again as Liski. It was renamed Georgiu-Dezh (Георгиу-Деж) in 1965 for the first Romanian communist leader, Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, before returning to Liski again in 1990.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Liski serves as the administrative center of Liskinsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with the khutor of Kalach in Liskinsky District, is incorporated within Liskinsky District as Liski Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Liskinsky Municipal District.

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