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Kresttsy
Kresttsy (russian: Крестцы) is the name of several types of inhabited localities in Russia, inhabited localities in Russia. Urban localities *Kresttsy, Krestetsky District, Novgorod Oblast, a urban-type settlement, work settlement in Krestetsky District of Novgorod Oblast Rural localities *Kresttsy, Leningrad Oblast, a village#Russia, village under the administrative jurisdiction of Budogoshchskoye Settlement Municipal Formation, Kirishsky District, Leningrad Oblast *Kresttsy, Khvoyninsky District, Novgorod Oblast, a village in Kabozhskoye Settlement of Khvoyninsky District of Novgorod Oblast *Kresttsy, Selizharovsky District, Tver Oblast, a village in Selizharovsky District, Tver Oblast *Kresttsy, Staritsky District, Tver Oblast, a village in Staritsky District, Tver Oblast *Kresttsy, Vologda Oblast, a village in Dubrovsky Selsoviet of Ustyuzhensky District of Vologda Oblast *Kresttsy, Myshkinsky District, Yaroslavl Oblast, a village in Shipilovsky Rural Okrug of Myshkin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kresttsy, Krestetsky District, Novgorod Oblast
Kresttsy (russian: Кре́стцы) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Krestetsky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia, situated on the M10 highway connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg, east of Veliky Novgorod. Kresttsy is also located on the Kholova River. Municipally, it is incorporated as Krestetskoye Urban Settlement, the only urban settlement in the district. Population: History Kresttsy (Krestetsky Pogost) was first mentioned in 1393. At the time, it was a part of Derevskaya Pyatina of the Novgorod Republic. In the end of the 15th century, together with Novgorod, it became a part of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great, the area was included into Ingermanland Governorate (known since 1710 as Saint Petersburg Governorate). In 1727, separate Novgorod Governorate was split off. In the 18th century, Kresttsy was an important trading settlement, which lied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krestetsky District
Krestetsky District (russian: Кресте́цкий райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #559-OZ and municipalLaw #351-OZ district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast and borders with Malovishersky District in the north, Okulovsky District in the northeast, Valdaysky District in the southeast, Demyansky District in the south, Parfinsky District in the southwest, and with Novgorodsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the urban locality (a work settlement) of Kresttsy. Population: 15,667 ( 2002 Census); The population of Kresttsy accounts for 67.4% of the district's total population. Geography The district is located between the Valdai Hills and the Ilmen Depression. The eastern part of the district lies in the Valdai Hills and is higher than the western part. There are lakes located there, and many of the rivers in the district have their source in the eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kresttsy, Vologda Oblast
Kresttsy (russian: Крестцы) is a rural locality (a village) in Nikolskoye Rural Settlement, Ustyuzhensky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 66 as of 2002. Geography Kresttsy is located south of Ustyuzhna Ustyuzhna (russian: У́стюжна) is a town and the administrative center of Ustyuzhensky District in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the Mologa River, west of Vologda, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: History Consi ... (the district's administrative centre) by road. Dubrova is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Ustyuzhensky District {{Ustyuzhensky-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novgorod Oblast
Novgorod Oblast (russian: Новгоро́дская о́бласть, ''Novgorodskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Veliky Novgorod. Some of the oldest Russian cities, including Veliky Novgorod and Staraya Russa, are located in the oblast. The historic monuments of Veliky Novgorod and surroundings have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Population: 634,111 ( 2010 Census). Geography Novgorod Oblast borders with Leningrad Oblast in the north and in the northwest, Vologda Oblast in the east, Tver Oblast in the southeast and in the south, and Pskov Oblast in the southwest. The western part is a lowland around Lake Ilmen, while the eastern part is a highland (northern spurs of the Valdai Hills). The highest point is Mount Ryzhokha in the Valdai Hills (). In the center of the oblast is Lake Ilmen, one of the largest lakes in Central Russia. The major tributaries of Lake Ilmen are the Msta, which originat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Types Of Inhabited Localities In Russia
The classification system of inhabited localities in Russia and some other post-Soviet states has certain peculiarities compared with those in other countries. Classes During the Soviet time, each of the republics of the Soviet Union, including the Russian SFSR, had its own legislative documents dealing with classification of inhabited localities. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the task of developing and maintaining such classification in Russia was delegated to the federal subjects.Articles 71 and 72 of the Constitution of Russia do not name issues of the administrative and territorial structure among the tasks handled on the federal level or jointly with the governments of the federal subjects. As such, all federal subjects pass their own laws establishing the system of the administrative-territorial divisions on their territories. While currently there are certain peculiarities to classifications used in many federal subjects, they are all still largely ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast (russian: Тверска́я о́бласть, ''Tverskaya oblast'', ), from 1935 to 1990 known as Kalinin Oblast (), is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tver. It was named after Mikhail Kalinin, the Soviet revolutionary. Population: 1,353,392 ( 2010 Census). Tver Oblast is a region of lakes, such as Seliger and Brosno. Much of the remaining area is occupied by the Valdai Hills, where the Volga, the Western Dvina, and the Dnieper have their source. Tver Oblast is one of the tourist regions of Russia with a modern tourist infrastructure. There are also many historic towns: Torzhok, Toropets, Zubtsov, Kashin, Vyshny Volochyok, and Kalyazin. The oldest of these is Rzhev, primarily known for the Battles of Rzhev in World War II. Staritsa was the seat of the last appanage principality in Russia. Ostashkov is a major tourist center. Geography Tver Oblast is located in the west of the middle part of the East European Plai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast (russian: Яросла́вская о́бласть, ''Yaroslavskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda oblasts. This geographic location affords the oblast the advantages of proximity to Moscow and St. Petersburg. Additionally, the city of Yaroslavl, the administrative center of the oblast, is served by major highways, railroads, and waterways. The population of the oblast was 1,272,468 ( 2010 Census). Geography The climate of Yaroslavl Oblast is temperate continental, with long, cold, and snowy winters, and a short but quite warm summer. Average January temperature is about , while the average in July is . Formerly almost all territory was covered with thick conifer forest ( fir, pine). After much of this was harvested, now a large portion of territory has been replaced by second-growth birch-and-aspen forests and cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myshkinsky District
Myshkinsky District (russian: Мышкинский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #12-z and municipalLaw #65-z district (raion), one of the seventeen in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ... of Myshkin. Population: 10,329 ( 2010 Census); The population of Myshkin accounts for 57.4% of the district's total population. References Sources * * * {{Use mdy dates, date=May 2013 Districts of Yaroslavl Oblast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vologda Oblast
Vologda Oblast ( rus, Вологодская область, p=vəlɐˈɡotskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, r=Vologodskaya oblast, ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is Vologda. The Oblast has a population of 1,202,444 ( 2010 Census). The largest city is Cherepovets, the home of the Severstal metallurgical plant, the largest industrial enterprise in the oblast. Vologda Oblast is rich in historic monuments, such as the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Ferapontov Monastery (a World Heritage Site) with the frescoes of Dionisius, medieval towns of Velikiy Ustyug and Belozersk, and baroque churches of Totma and Ustyuzhna. Large reserves of wood and fresh water are the main natural resources. History The area of Vologda Oblast was settled by Finnic peoples in prehistory, and most of the toponyms in the region are in fact Finnic. Vepsians, who still live in the west of the oblast, are the descendants of that population. Subsequently, the area was colonized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ustyuzhensky District
Ustyuzhensky District (russian: У́стюженский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #371-OZ and municipalLaw #1126-OZ district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Babayevsky District in the north, Kaduysky District in the northeast, Cherepovetsky District in the east, Vesyegonsky and Sandovsky Districts of Tver Oblast in the southeast, Pestovsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the southwest, and with Chagodoshchensky District in the west. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Ustyuzhna.Resolution #178 Population: 21,679 ( 2002 Census); The population of Ustyuzhna accounts for 50.7% of the district's population. Geography The landscape of the district is flat and much of the district's territory belongs to the basin of the Mologa River and its principal left tributaries, the Kobozha and the Chagodoshcha. The Mologa itself crosses the district from south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staritsky District
Staritsky District (russian: Ста́рицкий райо́н) is an administrative and municipalLaw #4-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central and southern parts of the oblast and borders with Kuvshinovsky District in the north, Torzhoksky District in the northeast, Kalininsky District in the east, Lotoshinsky District of Moscow Oblast in the southeast, Zubtsovsky District in the south, Rzhevsky District in the southwest, and with Selizharovsky District in the west. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Staritsa. Population: 24,056 ( 2010 Census); The population of Staritsa accounts for 35.8% of the district's total population. Geography The whole area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Volga River. The Volga itself crosses the district from southwest to northeast, and the town of Staritsa is located on its banks. Rivers in the southeast of the district drain into the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
