Konakovo ( rus, Конако́во, p=kənɐˈkovə) is a
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 ...
and the
administrative center
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A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Konakovsky District
Konakovsky District (russian: Конако́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipalLaw #4-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast
An oblast (; ; Cyr ...
in
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 Mikhai ...
,
Russia
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, located on the right bank of
Ivankovo Reservoir
Ivankovo Reservoir or Ivankovskoye Reservoir (russian: link=no, Иваньковское водохранилище), informally known as the Moscow Sea, is the uppermost reservoir on the Volga, in Moscow and Tver Oblasts of Russia, located some ...
(
Volga River
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). Population:
History
Konakovo was founded in 1806 as the ''
selo'' of Kuznetsovo ().
The name originates from the last name
Kuznetsov Kuznetsov, Kuznyetsov, Kuznetsoff, or Kouznetsov (masculine, russian: Кузнецов) or Kuznetsova (feminine, russian: Кузнецова) is the third most common Russian surname, an equivalent of the English "Smith" (derived from a Russian word ...
, who was one of the early owners. The ''selo'' was not doing very well and was almost deserted by the 1820s.
In 1826–1828, a
faience
Faience or faïence (; ) is the general English language term for fine tin-glazed pottery. The invention of a white pottery glaze suitable for painted decoration, by the addition of an oxide of tin to the slip of a lead glaze, was a major ad ...
factory was transferred there from the village of
Domkino, about east of Kuznetsovo.
The factory was built by merchant Auerbach in Domkino on the property which belonged to a local landowner, and by 1829 the lease agreement expired and was not extended.
In 1826, Auerbach bought all lands in and around Kuznetsovo.
In 1870, the factory was purchased by industrialist
Matvey Kuznetsov (unrelated to Kuznetsov who gave the name to the village) and became known as Kuznetsov Faience Factory.
After 1918, the factory was nationalized, and one of its specializations was art production.
To this end, it established collaboration with many established Russian artists of the time.
At the time, Kuznetsovo was a part of
Korchevskoy Uyezd
Korchevskoy Uyezd (''Корчевской уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Tver Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the eastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Korcheva.
Demographics
At the ti ...
in
Tver Governorate
Tver Governorate (russian: Тверская губерния, ''Tverskaya guberniya'') was an administrative division (a ''guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic, Russian SFSR, which existed from 1796 ...
.
On May 30, 1922, Korchevskoy Uyezd was abolished and merged into
Kimrsky Uyezd
Kimrsky District (russian: Ки́мрский райо́н) is an administrative and municipalLaw #4-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Kalyazinsky Dis ...
.
On July 14, 1925, Kuznetsovo was granted
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
status.
On July 12, 1929, Tver Governorate was abolished, and the area was transferred to
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...
.
Uyezds were abolished as well, and Kuznetsovsky District, with the administrative center in the town of
Korcheva
Korcheva () was a town in central Russia, on the territory of the modern Konakovsky District, Tver Oblast, on the Volga River, with a population of a few thousand people. It was first mentioned in the 1540s as a selo. Korcheva received town stat ...
, was established within
Kimry Okrug
Kimry (russian: Ки́мры), formerly Kimra (), is a town in the south of Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River at its confluence with the Kimrka River, to the east of Tver. Population:
History
The town was known as Kimra until t ...
of
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...
.
On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were abolished and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast.
On February 26, 1930, Kuznetsovo was renamed Konakovo and Kuznetsovsky District was renamed Konakovsky,
to commemorate Porfiry Konakov, a participant of the
Revolution of 1905
The Russian Revolution of 1905,. also known as the First Russian Revolution,. occurred on 22 January 1905, and was a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire. The mass unrest was directed again ...
.
On January 29, 1935,
Kalinin 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 Mikhai ...
was established, to which Konakovsky District was transferred.
In 1937, when the
Ivankovo Reservoir
Ivankovo Reservoir or Ivankovskoye Reservoir (russian: link=no, Иваньковское водохранилище), informally known as the Moscow Sea, is the uppermost reservoir on the Volga, in Moscow and Tver Oblasts of Russia, located some ...
was filled, Korcheva was submerged under water.
The administrative center of the district was transferred to Konakovo, which was granted town status on March 2, 1937.
On February 13, 1963, during the abortive administrative reform by
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (– 11 September 1971) was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 and chairman of the country's Council of Ministers from 1958 to 1964. During his rule, Khrushchev s ...
, Konakovsky District was merged into Kalininsky District, but on January 12, 1965, it was re-established.
In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Konakovo serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Konakovsky District
Konakovsky District (russian: Конако́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipalLaw #4-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast
An oblast (; ; Cyr ...
.
As an administrative division, it is, together with six
rural localities, incorporated within Konakovsky District as Konakovo
Urban Settlement
An Urban settlement is a concentrated settlement that is part of an urban area. It is an area with high density of human-created structures.
*Municipal urban settlement, a type of subdivision such as Cape town in Western Cape
*Urban settlement, ...
.
[Law #34-ZO stipulates that the borders of the settlements (administrative-territorial divisions) are identical to the borders of the urban and rural settlements (municipal divisions), and that the borders of the administrative districts are identical to the borders of the municipal districts. Law #31-ZO, which describes the borders and the composition of the municipal formations in Konakovsky Municipal District, lists the town of Konakovo as a part and the administrative center of Konakovo Urban Settlement of that district.] As a
municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Konakovsky Municipal District.
[Law #31-ZO]
Economy
The
Konakovo Power Station, a thermal power plant, is the biggest enterprise in Konakovsky District. In 2008, it produced over 60% of the GDP of the district.
Transportation
Konakovo has a railway station,
Konakovo GRES. It is connected to the
Saint Petersburg – Moscow Railway by a line which branches off in
Reshetnikovo. It is connected by regular passenger suburban service with Moscow.
Konakovo has road connections to
Kimry
Kimry (russian: Ки́мры), formerly Kimra (), is a town in the south of Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River at its confluence with the Kimrka River, to the east of Tver. Population:
History
The town was known as Kimra until the ...
and to
Zavidovo
Zavidovo (russian: Зави́дово) is a village ('' selo'') in Konakovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is used as an official residence place for the President of Russia.
During the Soviet era it was described as the "Politburo hunti ...
, where it has access to the
M10 Highway, which runs between
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
and
St. Petersburg. There are also local roads with the bus traffic.
Culture and recreation
Konakovo contains eight cultural heritage monuments of local significance. They include one of the buildings of the faience factory, the complex of Kuznetsov's
dacha
A dacha ( rus, дача, p=ˈdatɕə, a=ru-dacha.ogg) is a seasonal or year-round second home, often located in the exurbs of post-Soviet countries, including Russia. A cottage (, ') or shack serving as a family's main or only home, or an outbu ...
, as well as monuments to soldiers fallen in
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
and of people killed during the
October Revolution
The October Revolution,. officially known as the Great October Socialist Revolution. in the Soviet Union, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin that was a key moment ...
and subsequent events.
The Konakovo District Museum, located in Konakovo, contains exhibitions on the archeology and history of the district.
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