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Mezha (Daugava)
The Mezha (russian: Межа) is a river in Nelidovsky, Zharkovsky, and Zapadnodvinsky Districts of Tver Oblast and Velizhsky District of Smolensk Oblast in Russia. It flows out of the Valdai Hills and continues west into the Daugava (Western Dvina). The town of Nelidovo and the urban-type settlement of Zharkovsky are located along the Mezha. It is long, and the area of its basin . Its main tributaries are the Bereza, the Luchesa, the Obsha, and the Yelsha (all left). The source of the Mezha is in the north-western part of Nelidovsky District, within the Central Forest Nature Reserve, a highly protected natural area. It flows south, downstream of the town of Nelidovo turns southwest and crosses into Zharkovsky District. It accepts the Obsha from the left and turns west. Downstream of the urban-type settlement of Zharkovsky it turns northwest. Further downstream, the Mezha flows southwest making the border between Zharkovsky and Zapadnodvinsky Districts, and west making the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valdai Hills
The Valdai Hills (russian: Валда́йская возвы́шенность, Valdáyskaya vozvýshennost'), sometimes referred to as just Valdai (russian: Валда́й, Valdáy), are an upland region in the north-west of central European Russia running north–south, about midway between Saint Petersburg and Moscow, spanning the Leningrad, Novgorod, Tver, Pskov, and Smolensk Oblasts. The Valdai Hills are a popular tourist destination, particularly for fishing. The towns of Ostashkov and Valday are also known for their historical associations. Valdaysky National Park was established in 1990 in the southern part of Novgorod Oblast to protect the landscapes of the highest part of the hills. The park includes Lake Valdayskoye and the northern section of Lake Seliger, as well as the town of Valday. Since 2004, the National Park has the status of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Geography and geology The hills are a northward extension of the Central Russian Upland. To the northwest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demidovsky District
Demidovsky District (russian: Деми́довский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #131-z district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Smolensk Oblast, twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast and borders with Zharkovsky District of Tver Oblast in the north, Velizhsky District in the northwest, Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast, Rudnyansky District in the southwest, Smolensky District, Smolensk Oblast, Smolensky District in the south, and with Dukhovshchinsky District in the east. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, town of Demidov, Smolensk Oblast, Demidov. Population: 14,039 (Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census); The population of Demidov accounts for 52.2% of the district's total population. Geography The area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Daugava, Western Dvina. Major rivers flowing throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dukhovshchinsky District
Dukhovshchinsky District (russian: Духовщи́нский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #105-z district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast and borders with Belsky District of Tver Oblast in the north, Kholm-Zhirkovsky District in the northeast, Yartsevsky District in the east, Kardymovsky District in the south, Smolensky District in the southwest, Demidovsky District in the west, and with Zharkovsky District of Tver Oblast in the northwest. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Dukhovshchina. Population: 16,658 ( 2010 Census); The population of Dukhovshchina accounts for 42.4% of the district's total population. Geography The area of the district is split between the drainage basins of the Dnieper (south and center) and the Western Dvina rivers (north). The main rivers in district are the Arzhat in the basin of the Western Dvina, the Gobz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kholm-Zhirkovsky District
Kholm-Zhirkovsky District (russian: Холм-Жирковский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #137-z district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Smolensk Oblast, twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, urban locality (a urban-type settlement, settlement) of Kholm-Zhirkovsky (urban locality), Kholm-Zhirkovsky. Population: 10,717 (Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census); The population of the administrative center accounts for 32.6% of the district's total population. References Notes Sources * * {{Use mdy dates, date=January 2013 Districts of Smolensk Oblast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sychyovsky District
Sychyovsky District (russian: Сычёвский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #261 and municipalLaw #106-z district (raion), one of the twenty-five in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Sychyovka. Population: 14,158 ( 2010 Census); The population of Sychyovka accounts for 57.3% of the district's total population. Geography The western part of Sychyovsky District is a highland where sources of several rivers are located, including one of the Dnieper in the western tip of the district. Northwestern tip of the district belongs to the Western Dvina (Daugava) basin, while the rest (mostly Sychyovka lowland) drains into the Volga via the Vazuza River; some territories were flooded when a reservoir was built. Thus, the Mediterranean–Atlantic–Caspian tripoint of the European Watershed lies there. In other words, Sychyovsky District is the eastern terminus of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleninsky District
Oleninsky District (russian: Оле́нинский райо́н) is an administrative and municipalLaw #4-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Selizharovsky District in the north, Rzhevsky District in the east, Sychyovsky District of Smolensk Oblast in the southeast, Belsky District in the south, and with Nelidovsky District in the west. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the urban locality (an urban-type settlement) of Olenino. Population: 12,675 ( 2010 Census); The population of Olenino accounts for 38.8% of the district's total population. Geography The area of the district split between the drainage basins of the Daugava River (the Atlantic) and the Volga River (the Caspian Sea). The rivers in the northern and in the western parts of the district flow into the Tudovka River, a right tributary of the Volga, and into the Osuga River, a left tributary of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belsky District, Tver Oblast
Belsky District (russian: Бе́льский райо́н) is an administrative and municipalLaw #4-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Nelidovsky District in the north, Oleninsky District in the northeast, Sychyovsky District of Smolensk Oblast in the east, Novoduginsky District of Smolensk Oblast in the southeast, Kholm-Zhirkovsky District of Smolensk Oblast in the south, Dukhovshchinsky District of Smolensk Oblast in the southwest, and with Zharkovsky District in the west. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Bely. Population: 6,582 ( 2010 Census); The population of Bely accounts for 57.3% of the district's total population. Geography The area of the district is divided between the drainage basins of the Western Dvina and the Dnieper Rivers. The rivers in the northern and the central part of the district drain into the Mezha, a left tributary of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pskov Oblast
Pskov Oblast (russian: Пско́вская о́бласть, ') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the west of the country. Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Pskov. As of the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census, its population was 673,423. Geography Pskov Oblast is the westernmost federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of contiguous Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast, while located further to the west, is an enclave and exclave, exclave).1september.ru. Д. В. Заяц (D. V. Zayats).Псковская область (''Pskov Oblast''). It borders with Leningrad Oblast in the north, Novgorod Oblast in the east, Tver Oblast, Tver and Smolensk Oblasts in the southeast, Vitebsk Region, Vitebsk Oblast of Belarus in the south, and with the counties of Latvia (Alūksne Municipality, Balvi Municipality, and Ludza Municipality) and Estonia (Võru County) in the west. In the northwest, Pskov O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Forest Nature Reserve
Central Forest Nature Reserve (russian: Центрально-Лесной заповедник) (also, Tsentralno-Lesnoi) is ''zapovednik'' (strict ecological reserve) in the north-west of Russia, located in Andreapolsky and Nelidovsky Districts of Tver Oblast, in the upper course of the Mezha River. It was established on 4 May 1930. The nature reserve is created to protect the conifer forest in the upper course of the Western Dvina River. Since 1985, it is classified as UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Geography The nature reserve is located at the south-western part of the Valdai Hills, close to the divide between the drainage basins of the Atlantic (the Western Dvina and the Lovat) and the Caspian Sea (the Volga). It includes a part of the lake district which is formed at the divide. The landscape within the nature reserve is mainly hilly, with a large area occupied by swamps. The altitude varies between to . Ecoregion and climate The reserve is in the ''Sarmatic mixed forests'' eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obsha
The Obsha () is a river in Sychyovsky District of Smolensk Oblast and Oleninsky, Belsky, and Zharkovsky Districts of Tver Oblasts, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Mezha (Western Dvina basin). It is long, and the area of its basin . The town of Bely is located on the banks of the Obsha. The source of the Obsha is in the northwestern part of Sychyovsky District. The river flows north, turns west and crosses into Tver Oblast. A stretch of it makes the border between Smolensk and Tver Oblasts. It crosses the southern part of Oleninsky District, a short stretch of the Obsha makes a border between Oleninsky and Belsky Districts, and downstream of the village of Antipino it departs from the border and flows southwest, through the town of Bely. In Bely, it turns northwest and crosses into Zharkovsky District. The mouth of the Obsha is located by the village of Ustye. The drainage basin of the Obsha includes almost the whole area of Belsky District, as well as minor areas in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
