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30-758: The district is located in the southern end of the Valdai Hills , on the divide separating the drainage basins of the Baltic and Caspian Seas . The rivers in the northern part of the district drain into the Msta River , a major tributary of Lake Ilmen in the basin of the Neva River and the Baltic. The Msta itself originates in the district and has its source in Lake Mstino . The principal tributaries of

60-479: A new district which was called Torzhoksky District. On March 4, 1964 Likhoslavlsky District, and on January 12, 1965 Kuvshinovsky District (which occupied the same area as the former Kamensky District) were re-established. Torzhoksky District retained the new name. In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast. Another district established on 12 July 1929 was Yesenovichsky District with the administrative center in

90-418: A popular tourist destination , particularly for fishing. The towns of Ostashkov and Valday are also known for their historical associations. Valdaysky National Park was established in 1990 in the southern part of Novgorod Oblast to protect the landscapes of the highest part of the hills. The park includes Lake Valdayskoye and the northern section of Lake Seliger, as well as the town of Valday. Since 2004,

120-841: A road connecting to Firovo branches out west. There are local roads as well, with the bus traffic originating from Vyshny Volochyok. The Tvertsa and the Msta are connected by the Vyshny Volochyok Waterway , constructed in the 18th century to provide for a waterway connecting Moscow and Saint Petersburg, in particular, the Neva and the Volga. Currently, there is no passenger navigation. The district contains thirty cultural heritage monuments of federal significance and additionally fifty-nine objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. The federal monuments are

150-449: Is one of the thirty-six in the oblast. The town of Torzhok serves as its administrative center , despite being incorporated separately as an okrug —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division , the district is incorporated as Torzhoksky Municipal District . Torzhok Okrug is incorporated separately from the district as Torzhok Urban Okrug. The main agricultural specializations of

180-509: Is one of the thirty-six in the oblast. The town of Vyshny Volochyok serves as its administrative center , despite being incorporated separately as an okrug —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division , the district is incorporated as Vyshnevolotsky Municipal District . Vyshny Volochyok Okrug is incorporated separately from the district as Vyshny Volochyok Urban Okrug. There are enterprises of timber, chemical, and glass-making industries in

210-519: Is the town of Torzhok (which is not administratively a part of the district). Population: 22,534 ( 2010 Census ); 23,856 ( 2002 Census ) ; 27,376 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . The whole area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Volga River . A major left tributary of the Volga, the Tvertsa , crosses the district from north to south. Its biggest tributary within

240-1438: The Daugava (the Western Dvina), the Lovat , the Msta , the Dnieper , the Syas , and other rivers originate in the Valdai Hills. The region thus is divided among the drainage basins of the Caspian Sea (the Volga), the Black Sea (the Dnieper), and the Baltic Sea (the Msta and the Lovat via the Volkhov , the Syas via Lake Ladoga and the Neva , and the Daugava). It is a place of many lakes, among them Lake Volgo , Lake Peno , Lake Seliger , Lake Brosno , and Lake Valdayskoye . During

270-419: The last glacial period , the Valdai Hills with its hard rocks posed an obstacle to the glacier ice that advances from northwest, diverting the ice into the lowlands. 57°00′N 33°30′E  /  57.000°N 33.500°E  / 57.000; 33.500 Torzhoksky District Torzhoksky District ( Russian : Торжо́кский райо́н ) is an administrative and municipal district ( raion ), one of

300-491: The selo of Yesenovichi . It was a part of Tver Okrug of Moscow Oblast. In 1935, it was transferred to Kalinin Oblast. On August 22, 1958 Yesenovichsky District was abolished and split between Vyshnevolotsky, Novotorzhsky, Kamensky, and Firovsky Districts. On March 5, 1935 Mednovsky District with the center in the selo of Mednoye was established as well on the areas previously belonging to Kalininsky, Likhoslavlsky, and Novotorzhsky Districts. On July 4, 1956 it

330-507: The thirty-six in Tver Oblast , Russia . It is located in the center of the oblast and borders with Spirovsky District in the north, Likhoslavlsky District in the northeast, Kalininsky District in the east, Staritsky District in the south, Kuvshinovsky District in the west, and with Vyshnevolotsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 3,128 square kilometers (1,208 sq mi). Its administrative center

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360-774: The Msta within the district are the Shlina , the Lonnitsa , and the Tsna . The Tsna and the Lonnitsa are technically inflows of the Vyshny Volochyok Reservoir , which has two outflows, one into Lake Mstino and the Msta, and another one into the Tvertsa River . The Tvertsa, a left tributary of the Volga River , is also the biggest river in the central part of the district. Some areas in the southwestern part of

390-619: The National Park has the status of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve . The hills are a northward extension of the Central Russian Upland . To the northwest stretches the Vepsian Upland . The ridge is overlain by deposited glacial materials in the form of terminal moraines and other detritus . The Valdai Hills reach their maximum height of 346.9 m (1,138 ft) near Vyshny Volochyok . The Volga ,

420-596: The administrative center in Torzhok, was established within Tver Okrug of Moscow Oblast . On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were abolished, and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. On January 29, 1935 Kalinin Oblast was established, and Novotorzhsky District was transferred to Kalinin Oblast. In February 1963, during the abortive administrative reform by Nikita Khrushchev , Novotorzhsky, Likhoslavlsky, and Kamensky District were merged into

450-517: The area was transferred to Tver Viceroyalty, which in 1796 was transformed to Tver Governorate . On July 12, 1929 the governorates and uyezds were abolished. Vyshnevolotsky District, with the administrative center in Vyshny Volochyok, was established within Tver Okrug of Moscow Oblast . On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were abolished, and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. On January 29, 1935 Kalinin Oblast

480-737: The canals of the Vyshny Volochyok Waterway, the Afimyino Estate in the selo of Afimyino , the Borovno Estate in the selo of Borovno , as well as a number of churches, houses, and archeological sites. Valdai Hills The Valdai Hills , sometimes shortened to Valdai , are an upland region in the north-west of central European Russia running north–south, about midway between Saint Petersburg and Moscow , spanning Leningrad , Novgorod , Tver , Pskov , and Smolensk Oblasts . The Valdai Hills are

510-419: The center in the settlement of Vysokoye was created as well. It was a part of Rzhev Okrug of Western Oblast. In 1930, it was abolished. On 1 June 1936, the district was re-established. On 13 February 1963 Vysokovsky District was abolished and merged into Staritsky District. Later, its northern part was transferred to Torzhoksky District. Within the framework of administrative divisions , Torzhoksky District

540-528: The course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great , the area was included into Ingermanlandia Governorate (since 1710 known as Saint Petersburg Governorate), and in 1727 Novgorod Governorate split off. On April 2, 1772 Vyshnevolotsky Uyezd of Novgorod Governorate was established, with the seat in Vyshny Volochyok. In 1775, Tver Viceroyalty was formed from the lands which previously belonged to Moscow and Novgorod Governorates, and

570-459: The district are cattle breeding with meat and milk production, as well as flax growing. A railway line which connects Likhoslavl with Soblago via Selizharovo crosses the area of the district from east to west and passes Torzhok. Another railway line branches off in Torzhok and heads south to Rzhev via Vysokoye . Both lines are served by infrequent passenger traffic. The M10 highway , which connects Moscow and St. Petersburg, crosses

600-631: The district belong to the drainage basin of the Poved River , a right tributary of the Tvertsa. The rivers in the east of the district drain into the Volchina River , a left tributary of the Mologa , also in the Volga basin. There are many lakes in the northern part of the district. The largest are Lake Mstino and Lake Pudoro , both located in the basin of the Msta. The area of the district

630-415: The district from south to north. In Torzhok, a road to Ostashkov branches off to the west. There is also a road connecting Torzhok with Staritsa . There are local roads as well, with the bus traffic originating from Torzhok. The district contains 127 cultural heritage monuments of federal significance and additionally 178 objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. Most of

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660-676: The district is the Osuga River (right). The rivers in the northern and the central parts of the district drain to the Tvertsa. The southern part belongs to the drainage basin of the Tma River , also a left tributary of the Volga. The Tma itself crosses the southern part of the district. In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great , the area was included into Ingermanlandia Governorate (since 1710 known as Saint Petersburg Governorate), and in 1727 Novgorod Governorate split off. In 1775, Tver Viceroyalty

690-530: The district. The glass-making factory in Krasnomaysky , founded in 1859, stopped working in 2001 and was restructured in 2002. Another glass-making factory is located in the settlement of Borisovsky and was founded in 1882 by merchant Bolotin. The main agricultural specializations of the district are meat and milk production. As of 2012, the district held the third position in Tver Oblast in terms of

720-685: The federal monuments are the buildings which belong to the ensembles of country estates, including the Gruziny Estate (18th century, the main house was built by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli ) and the Znamenskoye-Rayok Estate (also the 18th century, architect Nikolay Lvov ), as well as exhibits of the Vasilyovo Ethnographic Museum . The ethnographic museum in Vasilyovo, just outside Torzhok,

750-475: The number of pigs. Crops, potatoes, and flax were grown. The railroad connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg crosses the district from the southeast to the northwest. The most significant station in the district is Osechenka . The M10 highway , which connects Moscow and St. Petersburg, crosses the district from southeast to northwest. In Vyshny Volochyok, a road connecting to Maksatikha , Bezhetsk , and Rybinsk branches out east, and in Krasnomaysky ,

780-409: Was Yesenovichsky District with the administrative center in the selo of Yesenovichi . It was a part of Tver Okrug of Moscow Oblast. In 1935, it was transferred to Kalinin Oblast. On August 22, 1958 Yesenovichsky District was abolished and split between Vyshnevolotsky, Novotorzhsky , Kamensky , and Firovsky Districts. Within the framework of administrative divisions , Vyshnevolotsky District

810-486: Was abolished and split between Kalininsky and Novotorzhsky Districts. On 12 July 1929 Lukovnikovsky District , with the center in the selo of Lukovnikovo , was established. It was a part of Rzhev Okrug of Western Oblast. On 29 January 1935 Lukovnikovsky District was transferred to Kalinin Oblast. On 14 November 1960 Lukovnikovsky District was abolished and split between Kirovsky , Novotorzhsky, Staritsky, and Rzhevsky Districts. On 12 July 1929 Vysokovsky District , with

840-498: Was established, and Vyshnevolotsky District was transferred to Kalinin Oblast. In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast. During World War II , the district was not occupied by German troops , but it was located close to the front line. On February 13, 1963 Spirovsky and Firovsky Districts were merged into Vyshnevolotsky District. On January 12, 1965 Spirovsky District, and on April 6, 1972 Firovsky District were re-established. Another district established on July 12, 1929

870-485: Was formed from the lands which previously belonged to Moscow and Novgorod Governorates, and the area was transferred to Tver Viceroyalty, which in 1796 was transformed to Tver Governorate . In 1775, Novotorzhsky Uyezd was established, with the center in Torzhok. The southern part of the District belonged to Staritsky Uyezd . On July 12, 1929 the governorates and uyezds were abolished. Novotorzhsky District, with

900-565: Was populated since prehistoric times, as is witnessed by a large number of archeological sites. It was located on one of the most popular waterways between Baltic and Caspian seas, which followed the Msta, the Tsna, and the Tvertsa. In the medieval time, the area was dependent on the Novgorod Republic . After Novgorod was annexed by Moscow in the 15th century, it was divided between Derevskaya and Bezhetskaya pyatinas of Novgorod lands. In

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