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22-435: Tikhvinsky (masculine), Tikhvinskaya (feminine), or Tikhvinskoye (neuter) may refer to: Tikhvinsky District , a district of Leningrad Oblast, Russia Tikhvinskoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation corresponding to Tikhvinskoye Settlement Municipal Formation, an administrative division of Tikhvinsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia Tikhvinskoye (rural locality) ,

44-538: A part of Leningrad Okrug of Leningrad Oblast was Kapshinsky District , with the administrative center in the settlement of Shugozero . On February 1, 1963, the district was abolished, and, after a short period, split between Boksitogorsky and Tikhvinsky Districts. The industrial enterprises of the district are concentrated in the town of Tikhvin. They include a ferroalloy plant, a railway carriage production plant, as well as enterprises of timber, textile, and food industries. The main agriculture specializations in

66-614: A rural locality (a selo ) in Rybinsky District of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tikhvinsky&oldid=1236165627 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

88-504: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tikhvinsky District Almost all the entire area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of Lake Ladoga . The rivers in the southern part of the district drain into the Syas , which itself crosses the district from south to north. The biggest tributary of the Syas within the district

110-608: Is located in the town of Tikhvin , on the left bank of the Tikhvinka River . It hosts the icon of the Theotokos of Tikhvin , one of the most venerated Russian icons. According to the tradition, the icon of the Theotokos of Tikhvin was discovered in 1383 at the current location of the monastery. A wooden church was built to accommodate the icon. The consequent wooden churches burned to the ground three times, until in 1507

132-749: Is the Tikhvinka (right). The central and northern parts of the district belong to the basin of the Pasha River , a tributary of the Svir . The source of the Pasha is in Lake Pashozero inside the district, and a considerable part of the course of the Pasha lies in the district. The major tributary of the Pasha, the Kapsha River , also mainly flows within the district. Minor areas in the northeast of

154-755: The Volchina River . The waterway then follows downstream the Gorun River , the Chagodoshcha River , and the Mologa River . Currently, it is not used for any commercial navigation. The district contains thirty-three cultural heritage monuments of federal significance (thirty of them in Tikhvin) and additionally ninety-six objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance (forty-eight of them in Tikhvin). Most of

176-673: The 1920s, after the Russian Revolution , the monastery was closed, but the icon was still held there. After World War II , the Tikhvin Town Museum occupied the monastery. In 1995, the monastery was given back to the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1941, during World War II, for a month Tikhvin was occupied by German troops , who looted the monastery and, in particular, took the icon to Pskov , and in 1944 transferred it to Riga . The icon eventually

198-473: The area was included into Ingermanland Governorate (known since 1710 as Saint Petersburg Governorate ). In 1727, separate Novgorod Governorate was split off. In 1776, the area was transferred to Novgorod Viceroyalty . In 1796, the viceroyalty was abolished, and the area, which belonged to Tikhvinsky Uyezd , was transferred to Novgorod Governorate. In 1802, the Tikhvinskaya water system , which connected

220-619: The basins of the Neva and the Volga, was opened. The railroad was built in the end of the 19th century. In June 1918, five uyezds of Novgorod Governorate, including Tikhvinsky Uyezd, were split off to form Cherepovets Governorate , with the administrative center in Cherepovets . On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished and Tikhvinsky District, with the administrative center in Tikhvin,

242-411: The church is surrounded by covered galleries. The interior is covered with frescoes. The refectory of the monastery dates from 1581: it is a massive two-storey building and contains a church. The belfry of the monastery was constructed in 1600 and has an unusual shape with a number of domes. The cells were built at the end of the 17th century. The monastery has an approximately rectangular shape and

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264-579: The construction of a stone church started by the order of Vasily III , the Grand Prince of Moscow. In 1560, the monastery was founded and built as a fortress, since at the time it was located close to the Swedish border, and could be used for defense purposes. In 1610, during the Time of Troubles , the monastery was looted by Polish troops, and subsequently it was occupied by Swedish forces until 1613. In

286-441: The district are cattle breeding with meat and milk production, trout farming, and vegetables growing. A railroad connecting St. Petersburg and Vologda crosses the district from west to east. Tikhvin is the principal station within the district. A secondary railroad branches out south in Tikhvin, connecting it with Budogoshch . The A114 highway , connecting Vologda with Cherepovets and St. Petersburg, crosses

308-666: The district as well. There are also local roads. A considerable part of the Tikhvinskaya water system , one of the waterways constructed in the early 19th century to connect the basins of the Volga and Neva Rivers , lies in Tikhvinsky District. The waterway runs from the Syas upstream the Tikhvinka River. Lake Yelgino is connected by the Tikhvin Canal , 6 kilometers (3.7 mi) with the upper course of

330-681: The district belong to the drainage basins of the Oyat , another tributary of the Svir, and the Suda , and thus the divide between the basins of the Baltic and the Caspian Seas crosses the district. Almost all of the area of the district is covered by forests. The Vepsian Upland is a hilly area in the northeast. The area was populated by Balto-Finnic peoples , whose descendants, Vepsians , still live in

352-813: The district is the Tikhvin Museum of History, Art, and Architecture, located in the Tikhvin Assumption Monastery. The museum presents an ethnographic collection, as well as an exhibit devoted to the Theotokos of Tikhvin. Tikhvin Assumption Monastery The Tikhvin Monastery of the Dormition of the Mother of God ( Russian : Тихвинский Богородичный Успенский монастырь ) is a Russian Orthodox monastery founded in 1560. The monastery

374-577: The district. Tikhvin was first mentioned in 1383 as Prechistensky Pogost. Until the 15th century, it was a part of the Novgorod Republic . After the fall of the republic, it was, together will all Novgorod Lands, annexed by the Grand Duchy of Moscow . The area was included into Obozerskaya Pyatina , one of the pyatinas which Novgorod Lands were divided into. Tikhvin quickly developed as an important trade center due to its location on one of

396-599: The federal monuments are buildings and structures belonging to the Tikhvin Assumption Monastery . The monastery is a major pilgrim destination, since it hosts the Theotokos of Tikhvin , one of the most celebrated Russian Orthodox icons. Tikhvin hosts the Museum-House of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, which is located in the house where Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov , a Russian composer, was born in 1844 and spent his childhood years. Another state museum in

418-460: The main waterways, connecting the basins of the Neva and the Volga. It was also a pilgrimage center , since the icon of the Theotokos of Tikhvin , one of the most famous Russian Orthodox icons, was held in the town. In the 15th century, the Tikhvin Assumption Monastery was founded, and the icon was moved there. In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great ,

440-479: The town of Tikhvin and held it for a month. The southwestern part of the district was occupied between October and December 1941. In 1945, Tikhvin was made a town of oblast significance, and on July 25, 1952, Boksitogorsky District split off Tikhvinsky District. In 2010, the administrative division of Leningrad Oblast was harmonized with the municipal division, and Tikhvin was made the town of district significance. Another district established on August 1, 1927 as

462-400: Was established. The governorates were also abolished, and the district was a part of Leningrad Okrug of Leningrad Oblast . It included parts of former Tikhvinsky Uyezd. On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were abolished as well, and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. In 1941, during World War II , German troops tried to encircle Leningrad . In November 1941, they occupied

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484-513: Was taken out of Russia for safety by a Russian Orthodox bishop from Kolka parish . In the period between 1949 and 2004 the icon was stored in Chicago . It was returned to the monastery in 2004. The oldest building of the monastery is the katholikon , built by Basil III between 1507 and 1515, before the monastery was founded. It is a five-domed church with six pillars and three apses , typical of 16th-century Russian architecture. On three sides,

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