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| Residents | 419.363 (2017) | |
| height | 135 m | |
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Tver (Russian: Тверь) is the capital of Tver Oblast. It is located about 170 km northwest of Moscow at the mouth of the river Twerza in the Volga. The city bore the name from 1931 to 1990 Kalinin (Russian: Кали́нин) after a Soviet politician.
background
Tver was first mentioned in writing in 1127 and is therefore at least 20 years older than Moscow. It was the capital of the Principality of Tver from 1247 to 1485. After a major fire in 1763, Catherine the Great had the city rebuilt. During the Second World War, many of the buildings built in the classical style were destroyed.
getting there
By plane
The 1 Tver-Migalovo
(IATA: KLD) serves military purposes.
By train
The 2 Tver railway station is on the railway line between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
By bus
In the street
The city is on the trunk road 
, it is part of the trunk road 
. The M10 Rossiya comes from Moscow (175 km) and goes over Veliky Novgorod to St. Petersburg (530 km)
By boat
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 City Palace Тверская областная картинная галерея (Art museum, early classicist building), ул. Советская, 3, Тверь, Тверская обл., 170100.
- Ascension Cathedral
- Dormition Cathedral
- 2 Тверской кремль (Tver Kremlin)
- 3 Nativity of Christ Monastery Христорождественский монастырь (Христорождественский монастырь (Тверь))
- 4 Resurrection Cathedral (Воскресенский собор)
- 5 Lenin monument, on Lenin Square.
- 6 Catherine Monastery (Свято-Екатерининский женский монастырь)
- 7 Monument to Afanassi Nikitin (Афанасий Никитин).Nikitin was a merchant and explorer in the 15th century.
activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
health
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.tver.ru (ru) - Official website of Tver
