Likhoslavl

Likhoslavl (Russian: Лихосла́вль) is a town and the administrative center of Likhoslavlsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Moscow–St. Petersburg Railway, 41 kilometers (25 mi) northwest of Tver, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 12,257 (2010 Census);[4] 12,515 (2002 Census);[10] 13,449 (1989 Census).[11]

Likhoslavl Лихославль
Town[1]
Water tower at the Likhoslavl railway station
Coat of arms
Location of Likhoslavl
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Coordinates: 57°08′N 35°29′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tver Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Likhoslavlsky District[2]
Urban settlement	Likhoslavl[2]
Founded	1624
Town status since	1925[3]
Elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	12,257
• Estimate  (2018)[5]	11,594 (-5.4%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Likhoslavlsky District[6], Likhoslavl Urban Settlement[2]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Likhoslavlsky Municipal District[7]
• Urban settlement	Likhoslavl Urban Settlement[7]
• Capital of	Likhoslavlsky Municipal District[7], Likhoslavl Urban Settlement[7]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [8])
Postal code(s)[9]	171210, 171239
OKTMO ID	28638101001
Website	admlihoslavl.ru

History

Likhoslavl developed on the spot where localities of Ostashkovo (Осташково, founded in 1624) and Likhoslavl (first mentioned in the early 19th century) once stood.[3] Likhoslavl grew up as a settlement serving the railway station. It was a part of Novotorzhsky Uyezd of Tver Governorate.[12] It was granted town status in 1925.[3]

On July 12, 1929, the governorates and uyezds were abolished.[13] Likhoslavlsky District, with the administrative center in Likhoslavl, was established within Tver Okrug of Moscow Oblast.[13] On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were abolished and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast.[14] On January 29, 1935, Likhoslavlsky District was transferred to newly established Kalinin Oblast.[13] On July 9, 1937, Likhoslavlsky District was included into Karelian National Okrug, which was established as a Tver Karelians autonomy,[13] and became its administrative center.[15] On February 7, 1939, the okrug was abolished.[13] In February 1, 1963, during the abortive administrative reform by Nikita Khrushchev, Likhoslavlsky District was merged into Torzhoksky District, but on March 4, 1964 it was re-established.[13][3] In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast.[16]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Likhoslavl serves as the administrative center of Likhoslavlsky District.[6] As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Likhoslavlsky District as Likhoslavl Urban Settlement.[2] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Likhoslavlsky Municipal District.[7]

Economy

Industry

There are enterprises of electrotechnical, ceramic, and food industries in Likhoslavl.[17]

Transportation

Likhoslavl railway station

Likhoslavl has a railway station on the railway connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg. Another railway branches west and heads to Torzhok and further to Ostashkov and Rzhev.

The town is connected by road with Torzhok, where it has access to the M10 Highway connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg. Likhoslavl is also connected by road with Mednoye, where it has another access to M10.

Culture and recreation

Karelian National Museum in Likhoslavl

Likhoslavl contains seven objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. All of these are related to the events of World War II, and even though the town was not occupied by German forces, Likhoslavsky District was close to the front line.[18]

Likhoslavlsky District is one of four districts of Tver Oblast with a significant number of Tver Karelians.[19] In Likhoslavl, there is a local museum mostly devoted to Tver Karelian culture and ethnography.[20]

Notable people

Actress Olesya Rulin is from Likhoslavl.

References

Notes

1. Law #34-ZO
2. 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 #35-ZO, which describes the borders and the composition of the municipal formations in Likhoslavlsky Municipal District, lists the town of Likhoslavl as a part and the administrative center of Likhoslavl Urban Settlement of that district.
3. История края (in Russian). Официальный сайт Администрации Лихославльского района Тверской области. Archived from the original on September 23, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
4. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
5. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
6. Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 28 238», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 28 238, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
7. Law #35-ZO
8. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
9. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
10. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
11. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
12. Vilson, p. 249, entry 7672.
13. Справка об изменениях в административно-территориальном делении Тверской губернии - Калининской области (in Russian). Архивы России. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
14. Snytko et al., p. 87
15. Головкин, Анатолий Николаевич. "Archived copy" Карельский национальный округ (in Russian). НКА Тверских карел. Archived from the original on April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 7, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
16. Decree of July 17, 1990
17. Предприятия Лихославльского района (in Russian). Официальный сайт Администрации Лихославльского района Тверской области. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
18. Памятники истории и культуры народов Российской Федерации (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Culture. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
19. Манаков, А.Г. (2002). Геокультурное пространство северо-запада Русской равнины: Динамика, структура, иерархия (in Russian). Pskov: Центр «Возрождение». ISBN 5-902166-02-0.
20. Карельский национальный краеведческий музей (in Russian). Российская сеть культурного наследия. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2014.

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