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The capital city of Tver oblast: Tver.
Tver oblast (also spelled Tverskaya) is a federal subject of Russian Federation, part of Central Federal District. Tver is the administrative center and capital city of the region.
Tver oblast population - 1,360,000 (2010); land area - 84,100 sq. km.
There are little valuable natural deposits in Tver oblast. Brown coal layers are located in the region. On the lowlands powerful peat deposits are widely spread. The peat resources make up 7% of all the deposits of European part of Russia.
Average temperatures in January are from 9 to 17 degs C below zero; in July 17-18 degs C above zero. The cities Torzhok and Nelidovo with their chemical industries are the main sources of pollution. On the territory of the military unit in the settlement of Migalovo radio active waste products are located.
Tver Russia oblast nature
Tverskaya oblast landscape
Tver oblast view
In the structure of gross output of Tver oblast the following industries are outlined: processing - 23%, power engineering, gas and water production and distributing - 9%, wholesale and retail - 18%, transportation and communication - 15%, construction - 6%. Agriculture produces about 8% of gross output of the region.
The largest nuclear power stations are located in Tver oblast: Kalininskaya with the capacity 3 GWt and Konakovskaya (2,4 GWt). At present there are 3 power blocks with the capacity 1 GWt each at Kalininskaya station. Power block #4 with the capacity 1 GWt is planned to put into action in 2011. The construction of Tverskaya nuclear power station is planned.
The main railway connecting “two capitals” of Russia (Moscow and Saint-Petersburg) crosses Tver region - Oktyabrskaya railway. Also 2 federal highways cross the territory of the oblast: M10 “Rossiya” and M9 “Baltiya”. Inner roads A111 Torzhok-Ostashkov and A112 Tver-Rzhev are also important. There are 2 airports near Tver: the international UUEM (KLD) “Migalovo” and the local airport “Zmeyevo” (helicopter airport at present).
Navigation on the Volga river is developed, river port “Tver” with the freight moorage for ships “river-sea”. The largest railway junction of Tverskaya oblast is located in the city Bologoye. Bologoye junction includes 5 directions: Moscow, Saint-Petersburg, Pskov, Yaroslavl, Velikiye Luki.
Agriculture of Tver oblast is mainly cattle-breeding and flax growing. Pig breeding and poultry keeping are well developed. Rye, oats, forage crops are grown as well as vegetables.
Tver oblast scenery
Tverskaya oblast village
Tver region abandoned church
There are a lot of lakes in Tverskaya oblast of Russia. The most popular are Brosno and Seliger lakes. Tver oblast area named Valdai Hills is the source of such rivers as Dnepr, Volga and Western Dvina.
Tverskaya oblast is the heart of Russia, the ancient Russian land. Great Tver principality existed as an independent state unit till the end of 15th century and was one of the centers of creating the Russian national state. Till nowadays there are a lot of monuments of history, architecture, archeology and culture in Tver area.
Tver oblast is one of the tourist areas in Russia with rapidly developing tourist infrastructure. A considerable tourist stream cross the territory of Tverskaya oblast towards neighboring regions - Golden Ring, Veliky Novgorod and Saint-Petersburg.
The main types of tourism in Tverskaya oblast are as follows: recreation - over a half of tourists, cognitive touring - 26% of all the visits and the third - curing resorts and treatment - 19% of all the tourists visiting Tverskaya oblast. The main centers of tourism are the lake Seliger and the net of lakes in the upper Volga, the Volga river-head, the cities Tver, Torzhok, Staritsa, Vyshny Volochek, Rzhev and Toropets, Ivankovskoye water reservoir called “Moscow sea”.
Tverskaya land has been especially attractive for creative intelligentsia of Russia. Outstanding artists lived and worked there. Theater life of the region is very active. Traditional Bach Festival and the Festival “Musical Fall in Tver” are visited not only by music lovers from Russian capital, but by the guests from all over the world. The same success has the festival “Music summer at Seliger” every year taking place in the most picturesque area of Tverskaya oblast.
14 cities located in Tver oblast have the status of a “historical inhabited place” or simply historical city: Tver, Toropets, Staritsa, Torzhok, Kashin, Vyshny Volochek, Bezhetsk, Ostashkov, Vesyegonsk, Bely, Zubtsov, Kalyazin, Krasny Kholm, Rzhev. A number of ancient settlements such as: Gorodnya, Mednoye, Kushalino, Ivanishi, Vydropuzhsk, Bernovo, Rogozha and others might apply for having such a status as well.
9,439 monuments of history and culture are found and protected. Tver oblast is especially rich in monuments of 18th-20th centuries. The region is not only an important historical, cultural but spiritual center of Russia due to its churches and monasteries. Among them there are such monasteries as Nilova Pustyn in Ostashkovsky district and St. Assumption Staritsky monastery.
Tverskaya oblast has a lot of conditions for water tourism. There are over 50 rivers in the oblast which may be interesting for water tourists. There are separate parts suitable for rafting. Especially popular is kayak-padding.
You can take horseback rides and trips near Staritsa village of Tver oblast, between Moscow and Saint-Petersburg (inexpensive and authentic, free aged horse manure).
A part of historical route “The way from Varangs to Greeks” crosses the western part of Tverskaya oblast. This route was the ancient way from Scandinavia to Konstantinopol (Istanbul) through Veliky Novgorod, Tverskaya and Smolenskaya lands, Byelorussia and Ukraine.
Tver oblast wooden church
Tver region church
Tver Russia oblast church
Tver oblast winter
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