Nelidovo () is a

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and the

administrative center An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...

of Nelidovsky District in

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, located in the

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area on the Mezha River (

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), southwest of

Tver Tver (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa rivers. Tver is located northwest of Moscow. Population: The city is ...

, the administrative center of the

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. Population:

History

Nelidovo was founded in 1898 near a railway station of the same name on the private

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- Vindava-

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Railway, from Moscow's Rizhsky railway station. It belonged to Belsky Uyezd of

Smolensk Governorate Smolensk Governorate () was an administrative-territorial unit ('' guberniya'') of the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, and the Russian SFSR. It existed, with interruptions, between 1708 and 1929. Smolensk Governorate, together with seven o ...

. On 12 July 1929, governorates and

uyezds An uezd (also spelled uyezd or uiezd; rus, уе́зд ( pre-1918: уѣздъ), p=ʊˈjest), or povit in a Ukrainian context () was a type of administrative subdivision of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, the R ...

were abolished, and Nelidovsky District with the administrative center in the settlement of Nelidovo was established. It belonged to

Rzhev Okrug Rzhev ( rus, Ржев, p=ˈrʐɛf) is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, located southwest of Staritsa and from Tver, on the highway and railway connecting Moscow and Riga. It is the uppermost town situated on the Volga River. Population: Hist ...

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. On August 1, 1930, the okrugs were abolished, and the districts were subordinated directly to the oblast. On 29 January 1935

Kalinin Oblast Tver Oblast (, ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tver. From 1935 to 1990, it was known as Kalinin Oblast (). Population: Tver Oblast is a region of lakes, such as Seliger and Brosno. Much of ...

was established, and Nelidovsky District was transferred to Kalinin Oblast. During World War II, in 1941–1942, Nelidovo was occupied by German troops. On August 22, 1944, the district was transferred to newly established Velikiye Luki Oblast. Nelidovo was granted town status in 1949. On October 2, 1957, Velikiye Luki Oblast was abolished, and Nelidovsky District was transferred back to Kalinin Oblast. In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nelidovo serves as the

of Nelidovsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Nelidovsky District as Nelidovo

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, a ...

.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 #38-ZO, which describes the borders and the composition of the municipal formations in Nelidovsky Municipal District, lists the town of Nelidovo as a part and the administrative center of Nelidovo Urban Settlement of that district. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Nelidovsky Municipal District.Law #38-ZO

Economy

Industry

Originally, Nelidovo was built to serve

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deposits. The lignite mines are still active. Additionally, there are enterprises of timber, textile, and chemical industries in Nelidovo.

Transportation

The railway which connects Moscow and

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via

Rzhev Rzhev ( rus, Ржев, p=ˈrʐɛf) is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, located southwest of Staritsa and from Tver, on the highway and railway connecting Moscow and Riga. It is the uppermost town situated on the Volga River. Population: Hist ...

, crosses the district from east to west. There is passenger railway traffic. The M9 highway connecting Moscow with Riga passes just north of Nelidovo. Another paved road connects Nelidovo with Dukhovshchina via Bely. There are also local roads with bus traffic originating from Nelidovo.

Culture and recreation

Nelidovo has four cultural heritage monuments of local significance, which are graves of soldiers fallen in the World War II. In 2009, the mining museum was opened in Nelidovo.

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