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.svg) Location of Tver Oblast in Russia |
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| Coordinates: 57°02′N 34°58′E / 57.033°N 34.967°ECoordinates: 57°02′N 34°58′E / 57.033°N 34.967°E | |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
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| Mayor[citation needed] | Yevgeny Ignatov[citation needed] |
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| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
47,702 inhabitants[1] |
| Population (2002 Census) | 48,967 inhabitants[2] |
| Time zone | MSD (UTC+04:00)[3] |
| Founded | 1139[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 172000-172011[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 48251[citation needed] |
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Torzhok (Russian: Торжо́к) is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, famous for its folk craft of goldwork embroidery. Population: 47,702 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 48,967 (2002 Census);[2] 49,982 (1989 Census).[4]
Torzhok has twenty-two large and medium-sized industrial enterprises.[citation needed] Two of them are especially significant. The "Pozhtekhnika" joint stock company and the OAO "Torzhok Plant Printing Inks", account for 70% of all industrial output.
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[edit] Geography
The town is situated on the Tvertsa River along the federal highway Russian Route M10 and a branch of the Oktyabrskaya Railway division of the Russian Railways.
[edit] History
Torzhok was first mentioned in a chronicle in 1139. The Mongols burned it in 1238, but did not proceed northward to Novgorod. At that time the town commanded the only route whereby grain was delivered to Novgorod. Once Torzhok blocked the route, a great shortage of grain and famine in Novgorod would follow. Consequently, Torzhok was known as a key to Novgorod Republic and frequently changed hands during feudal internecine wars.
The town was incorporated into Muscovy with the rest of Novgorod Republic in 1478. The Polish army frequently ravaged it during the Time of Troubles. During the imperial period of Russian history, Torzhok was known as an important post station on the highway from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Alexander Pushkin, for instance, used to pass through Torzhok on a number of occasions, so there is a museum dedicated to him in the town. The natives of Torzhok include painter Alexej von Jawlensky.
Architectural monuments of Torzhok include a number of parish churches, dating back to the late 17th or early 18th centuries. Under Catherine the Great, the old monastery of Sts. Boris and Gleb was redesigned in Neoclassical style by a local landowner, Prince Lvov. The main city church is the Savior-Transfiguration Cathedral, founded in 1374. The current edifice was consecrated in 1822. There is also Catherine the Great's diminutive travel palace.
Torzhok was granted town status in 1775.
There is an air base located near the town which has in residence the 344th Center for Helicopter Trials and Testing. The center consists of the 696 Helicopter Instructors' and trial Regiment. The center operates the "Golden Eagles" combat helicopter aerobatic team. The 696th Regiment tests all current models and modifications of the Russian military helicopters. Для обучения и боевого применения полк располагает Kamov Ka-50, Мi-28Н, Мi-26, Mi-24, Мi-8 helicopters.
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The monastery of Sts. Boris and Gleb (1785–1796, 1894)
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City and monastery
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City in winter
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A timber church from 1717
[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns/sister cities
Torzhok is twinned with:
[edit] References
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
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