Spirovo, Spirovsky District, Tver Oblast Explained

En Name:Spirovo
Ru Name:Спирово
Coordinates:57.4189°N 34.9908°W
Map Label Position:bottom
Federal Subject:Tver Oblast
Federal Subject Ref:[1]
Adm District Jur:Spirovsky District
Adm Ctr Of:Spirovsky District
Inhabloc Cat:Urban-type settlement
Inhabloc Type:Work settlement
Mun Data As Of:February 2010
Mun District Jur:Spirovsky Municipal District
Mun District Jur Ref:[2]
Urban Settlement Jur:Spirovskoye Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of:Spirovsky Municipal District, Spirovskoye Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:6267
Established Date:1847
Date:March 2014

Spirovo (Russian: Спи́рово) is an urban-type settlement and the administrative center of Spirovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: It is located on the banks of the Malaya Tigma River.

History

Spirovo was founded in 1847 to serve the railway station at the Moscow – Saint Petersburg Railway.[3] At the time, it belonged to Vyshnevolotsky Uyezd of Tver Governorate.[4] In 1886, a glass-making factory started operation, and in 1908, a railway school was opened.[3]

On July 12, 1929 the governorates and uyezds were abolished. Spirovsky District, with the administrative center in Spirovo, 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 Spirovsky District was transferred to Kalinin Oblast.[5] In February 1963, during the abortive administrative reform by Nikita Khrushchev, Spirovsky District was merged into Vyshnevolotsky District, but on January 12, 1965 it was re-established. During this period, Spirovo was administratively a part of the town of Vyshny Volochyok.[3] In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast.

Economy

Industry

The glass-making factory was built in Spirovo in 1886 by merchant Kruglov and is still in operation. It is the largest enterprise in the settlement. There are also enterprises of food industry.[6]

Transportation

Spirovo has a railway station on the railway connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg.

It also has access to the M10 highway, which connects Moscow and St. Petersburg. There are local roads as well, with the bus traffic originating from Spirovo.

Culture and recreation

The settlement contains six cultural heritage monuments of local significance. These include monuments to soldiers fallen in World War II as well as two buildings of historical significance.

Spirovo has a local museum.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #34-ZO
  2. Law #47-ZO
  3. Web site: http://spirovoraion.ru/istoriya-rayona.html. ru:История района. Администрация Спировского района Тверской области. Russian. 5 March 2014.
  4. Web site: http://www.tverlib.ru/tverbook3/vika-00.htm. ru:Вышневолоцкий историко-краеведческий альманах “ВИКА”. Тверская областная библиотека им. А.М. Горького. Russian. 1 March 2014.
  5. 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. 1 March 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120419140741/http://guides.rusarchives.ru/browse/guidebook.html?bid=225&sid=767186. April 19, 2012. mdy-all.
  6. Web site: http://spirovoraion.ru/promyshlennost.html. ru:Промышленность. Администрация Спировского района Тверской области. Russian. 26 February 2014.
  7. News: http://www.tverlife.ru/news/31021.html. ru:В краеведческий музей Спирова переданы военные фотодокументы. Тестова. Татьяна. tverlife.ru. Russian. 28 February 2014.