Rameshki, Rameshkovsky District, Tver Oblast Explained

En Name:Rameshki
Ru Name:Рамешки
Coordinates:57.3447°N 36.0436°W
Map Label Position:bottom
Federal Subject:Tver Oblast
Federal Subject Ref:[1]
Adm District Jur:Rameshkovsky District
Adm Ctr Of:Rameshkovsky District
Inhabloc Cat:Urban-type settlement
Inhabloc Type:Work settlement
Mun Data As Of:February 2010
Mun District Jur:Rameshkovsky Municipal District
Mun District Jur Ref:[2]
Urban Settlement Jur:Rameshkovskoye Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of:Rameshkovsky Municipal District, Rameshkovskoye Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:4318
Commonscat:Rameshki
Date:April 2014

Rameshki (Russian: Ра́мешки) is an urban-type settlement and the administrative center of Rameshkovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: It is located close to the left bank of the Medveditsa River.

History

The origin of Rameshki is unclear, since the settlement changed the name at some point. The village of Ramenki was mentioned in 1551, and it is possible that this is the same settlement which later became Rameshki.[3]

In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great, the area was included into Ingermanland Governorate (known since 1710 as Saint Petersburg Governorate), but in 1727 it was transferred to Moscow Governorate. In 1775, Tver Viceroyalty was formed from the lands which previously belonged to Moscow and Novgorod Governorates, and Rameshki was transferred to Tver Viceroyalty, which in 1796 was transformed to Tver Governorate. It belonged to Bezhetsky Uyezd.[3]

On July 12, 1929 the governorates and uyezds were abolished. Rameshkovsky District, with the administrative center in Rameshki, 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 Rameshkovsky District was transferred to Kalinin Oblast. On July 9, 1937 Rameshkovsky District was included into Karelian National Okrug, which was established as a Tver Karelians autonomy. On February 7, 1939 the okrug was abolished.[4] In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast.

Economy

Industry

In Rameshki, there are industrial enterprises of timber and construction industries.[5]

Transportation

A road connecting Tver with Vesyegonsk via Bezhetsk runs through Rameshki, where another road branches off north to Maksatikha.[5] There are also local roads, with bus traffic originating from Rameshki.

Culture and recreation

Rameshki contains six cultural heritage monuments of federal significance. They represent the ensemble of the 18th century Trinity Church and the 19th century Alexander Nevsky Church and Bell-Tower, as well as the monument to Alexey Smirnov, a military pilot and twice the Hero of the Soviet Union.

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Notes and References

  1. Law #34-ZO
  2. Law #42-ZO
  3. Web site: http://litmap.tvercult.ru/rameshkovsky/raion.htm. ru:Рамешковский район. Литературная карта Тверского края. Russian. 15 April 2014.
  4. Web site: http://guides.rusarchives.ru/browse/guidebook.html?bid=225&sid=767186. ru:Справка об изменениях в административно-территориальном делении Тверской губернии - Калининской области. Архивы России. Russian. 15 April 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120419140741/http://guides.rusarchives.ru/browse/guidebook.html?bid=225&sid=767186. April 19, 2012. mdy-all.
  5. Web site: http://www.rameshki.ru/istorija-rajjona/. ru:О Рамешковском районе. Администрация Рамешковского района Тверской области. Russian. 12 April 2014.