Krasnokholmsky District
Krasnokholmsky District
Краснохолмский район | |
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 Location of Krasnokholmsky District in Tver Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 58°3′58″N 37°7′16″E / 58.06611°N 37.12111°E | |
| Land | Russland |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast[1] |
| Established | 12 July 1929 |
| Administrative center | Krasny Kholm[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,495 km2 (577 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 11,835 |
| • Density | 7.9/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 47.4% |
| • Rural | 52.6% |
| Administrative structure | |
| • Administrative divisions | 1 Urban settlements, 9 Rural settlements |
| • Inhabited localities | 1 cities/towns, 206 rural localities |
| Municipal structure | |
| • Municipally incorporated as | Krasnokholmsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Municipal divisions[5] | 1 urban settlements, 9 rural settlements |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
| OKTMO ID | 28632000 |
| Website | http://krholm.ru/ |
Krasnokholmsky District (Russian: Краснохо́лмский райо́н) is an administrative[1] and municipal[4] district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast and borders with Vesyegonsky District in the north, Breytovsky District of Yaroslavl Oblast in the northeast, Nekouzsky District, also of Yaroslavl Oblast, in the southeast, Sonkovsky District in the south, Bezhetsky District in the southwest, and with Molokovsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 1,495 square kilometers (577 sq mi).[2] Its administrative center is the town of Krasny Kholm.[1] Population: 11,835 (2010 Census);[3] 14,736 (2002 Census);[7] 18,813 (1989 Soviet census).[8] The population of Krasny Kholm accounts for 47.4% of the district's total population.[3]
Geography
The whole area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Rybinsk Reservoir. The rivers in the western part of the district drain into the Mogocha, which outside of the district joins the Melecha to form the Osen, a major right tributary of the Mologa. The source of the Mogocha is located inside the district. The rivers in the eastern part of the district drain into the Rybinsk Reservoir and its tributaries, including the Sit. Much of the area of the district is covered by forest.
History
Krasny Kholm was first mentioned in the beginning of the 16th century as Spas na Kholmu. At the time, the area already belong to the Grand Duchy of Moscow. During the Time of Troubles, it was badly damaged by Polish troops.[9]
In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great, the area was included into Moscow Governorate. In 1775, Tver Viceroyalty was formed from the lands which previously belonged to Moscow and Novgorod Governorates, and in 1776 Krasnokholmsky Uyezd was established as a part of Tver Viceroyalty. Krasny Kholm was granted the town status. In 1796, the viceroyalty was transformed into Tver Governorate, and Krasnokholmsky Uyezd was abolished, the area was moved to Bezhetsky Uyezd. In 1803, it was re-established.[9] On April 25, 1921, Krasnokholmsky Uyezd was transferred to newly established Rybinsk Governorate. On February 15, 1923, Rybinsk Governorate was abolished, and the uyezd was transferred back to Tver Governorate.[10]
Economy
Industrie
The main industrial enterprise in the district is Krasny Kholm Electromechanical Plant. There are enterprises of timber, textile, and food industries as well.[11]
Agriculture
The main agricultural specializations in the district are cattle breeding with meat and milk production, as well as vegetables and potato growing.
Transpportation
A railway connecting Moscow and Mga via Sonkovo and Pestovo crosses the district from south to north. The major railway station is in Krasny Kholm.
Krasny Kholm is connected by roads with Ustyuzhna via Vesyegonsk, with Tver via Bezhetsk, and with Sandovo via Molokovo. There are also local roads. There is bus traffic originating from Krasny Kholm.
Culture and recreation
The district contains fifteen cultural heritage monuments of federal significance (thirteen of them in Krasny Kholm) and additionally sixty-two objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance (forty of them in Krasny Kholm). The federal monuments include the Dormition Church in the selo of Rachevo, the Nativity Church in the selo of Rychmanovo, and the buildings of the Nikolsky Monastery in Krasny Kholm.[12]
Krasnokholmsky District Museum, located in Krasny Holm, was established in 1964. It has expositions on local history.[13]
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d 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 28 232», 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 28 232, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
- ^ a b "Краснохолмский район Тверской области" (in Russian). Администрация Краснохолмского района. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b Law #4-ZO
- ^ Law #32-ZO
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "История Краснохолмского района Тверской области" (in Russian). Администрация Краснохолмского района. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
- ^ "Справка об изменениях в административно-территориальном делении Тверской губернии - Калининской области" (in Russian). Архивы России. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
- ^ "Промышленность" (in Russian). Администрация Краснохолмского района. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ^ "Памятники истории и культуры народов Российской Федерации" (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Culture. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
- ^ "Краснохолмский краеведческий музей" (in Russian). Российская сеть культурного наследия. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
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