Pavlovsk, Voronezh Oblast

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Pavlovsk (Russian: Па́вловск) is a town in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Don River at its confluence with the Osered), 234 km southeast of Voronezh. Population: 26,365 (2002 Census); 25,905 (1989 Census).

In 1709, Peter the Great moved the ship docks from Voronezh to the new location and started the construction of a new fortress, which at different times was called Sereda, Osered, and Oseredskaya. In 1711, a garrison was moved here from the St. Paul Fortress on the Sea of Azov, and the fortress was renamed Pavlovskaya (sometimes called Novopavlovskaya), and the town around it—Pavlovsk.

By the end of the 18th century the town lost its importance and went into decline.

	Cities and towns in Voronezh Oblast
	Administrative center: Voronezh Bobrov \| Boguchar \| Borisoglebsk \| Buturlinovka \| Ertil \| Kalach \| Liski \| Novokhopyorsk \| Novovoronezh \| Ostrogozhsk \| Pavlovsk \| Povorino \| Rossosh \| Semiluki