| En Name: | Kuvshinovsky District |
| Ru Name: | Кувшиновский район |
| Coordinates: | 57.0967°N 34.4089°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Kuvshinovo (Tver oblast).png |
| Federal Subject: | Tver Oblast |
| Adm Data As Of: | 2012 |
| Adm Ctr Type: | town |
| Adm Ctr Name: | Kuvshinovo |
| Town Of District Significance Type: | Urban settlements |
| No Of Towns Of District Significance: | 1 |
| Selsoviet Type1: | Rural settlements |
| No Of Selsoviets Type1: | 12 |
| No Of Cities Towns: | 1 |
| No Of Rural Localities: | 165 |
| Mun Data As Of: | June 2006 |
| Mun Formation1: | Kuvshinovsky Municipal District |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Urban Settlements: | 1 |
| Mun Formation1 No Of Rural Settlements: | 12 |
| Mun Formation1 Counts Ref: | [1] |
| Area Km2: | 1874 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 15386 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 65.0% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 35.0% |
| Website: | http://kuvshinovoadm.ru/ |
| Date: | April 2013 |
Kuvshinovsky District (Russian: Кувши́новский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal[2] district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast and borders with Vyshnevolotsky District in the north, Torzhoksky District in the east, Staritsky District in the south, Selizharovsky District in the southwest, Ostashkovsky District in the west, and with Firovsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 1874km2.[3] Its administrative center is the town of Kuvshinovo. Population: 15,386 (2010 Census); The population of Kuvshinovo accounts for 65.0% of the district's total population.
Kuvshinovsky District list in the southern part of the Valdai Hills, and the divide between the drainage basins of the Atlantic Ocean and the Caspian Sea runs through the district. The northern part of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Tsna River, a tributary of Lake Mstino in the drainage basin of the Neva and the Baltic Sea. The Tsna itself has its source the district. The rivers in the center and in the south of the district belong to the basin of the Volga. The major part of the district belongs to the basin of the Osuga River, which crosses the district from est to east. The rivers in the southern part of the district drain into the Bolshaya Kosha, which has its source in the district. The Osuga is a right tributary of the Tvertsa, a left tributary of the Volga, whereas the Bolshaya Kosha is a left tributary of the Volga. 76% of the area of the district is occupied by forest.[4]
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 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. The area was divided between Novotorzhsky (with the center in Torzhok) and Vyshnevolotsky (Vyshny Volochyok) uyezds.
On 1 October 1929, governorates and uyezds were abolished, and Kamensky District with the administrative center in the settlement of Kuvshinovo was established. It belonged to Rzhev Okrug of Western Oblast.[5] [6] On August 1, 1930 the okrugs were abolished, and the districts were subordinated directly to the oblast. On January 29, 1935 Kalinin Oblast was established, and Kamensky District was transferred to Kalinin Oblast.[5] [7] In 1938, Kuvshinovo was merged with the nearby selo of Kamenka and granted town status.[6] In February 1963, during the abortive administrative reform by Nikita Khrushchev, Novotorzhsky, Likhoslavlsky, and Kamensky Districts were merged into a new district which was called Torzhoksky District. On January 12, 1965 Kuvshinovsky District (which occupied the same area as the former Kamensky District) was re-established.[7] In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast.[6]
As of 2010, the paper production was responsible for 92.4% of the total industrial output of the district. Production of electrical equipment, textile, and food was also present.[4] The Kuvshinovo Paper Mill (built in the 19th century by merchant Kuvshinov, hence the name) was producing paper until the 1990s, and then the local timber production stopped, and the mill had to switch to cardboard production.[8]
The main agricultural specializations of the district are cattle breeding with meat and milk production, as well as crops and potato growing.[4]
A railway line which connects Likhoslavl with Soblago via Torzhok and Selizharovo crosses the area of the district from east to west and passes Kuvshinovo. It is served by infrequent passenger traffic.
A road connecting Torshok with Ostashkov crosses the district from east to west and runs through Kuvshinovo. Another road connects Kuvshinovo with Vyshny Volochyok via Yesenovichi. There are local roads as well, with the bus traffic originating from Kuvshinovo.
The district contains forty cultural heritage monuments of federal significance and additionally twenty-nine objects (three of them in Kuvshinovo) classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. The federally protected monuments include the ensembles of Borok, Gornitsy, Pryamukhino, and Velemozhye Estates, of the Mogilyovskaya Pustyn monastery, as well as several churches of the 18th and the 19th centuries.
Kuvshinovo has a local museum.[8] Pryamukhino Estate belonged to the Bakunin family. In the estate, Mikhail Bakunin was born. Currently, a museum is open in Pryamukhino.[4]