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Sterzh Cross

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Sterzh Cross, as photographed c. 1912 by Prokudin-Gorsky

Sterzh Cross is a stone cross formerly situated on the bank of the Sterzh Lake. It is now exhibited in the Tver History Museum, where it has been for over a century. Its height is 167 cm.

The cross was erected by Ivanko Pavlovich, a posadnik from Novgorod, in 1133. The inscription on the cross reads: "On 14 July, 6641 we started to dig a channel, whereupon I, Ivanko Pavlovich, erected this cross".

Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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