Rzhev

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Rzhev is a historic town in western Russia known for its strategic location on the Volga River and as the site of major World War II battles.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Rzhev canonical 8
Rzhev town administration 1
Rzhev–Vyazma area 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town
urban locality
administrativeCenterOf Rzhevsky District
climate humid continental climate
country Russia
distanceFromMoscowKm approximately 230
firstMentionedInCentury 12th century
governingBody Rzhev self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rzhev town administration
grantedTownStatusInCentury 13th century
hasAdministrativeStatus town of district significance
hasCoatOfArms coat of arms of Rzhev
hasCulturalInstitution local history museum
hasEconomicRole regional transport hub
hasEducationalInstitution secondary schools
hasHistoricSignificance Rzhev–Vyazma strategic operations
surface form: Rzhev Battles

Rzhev–Vyazma strategic operations
surface form: Rzhev-Vyazma strategic offensive operations

Eastern Front of World War II
surface form: World War II Eastern Front
hasIndustry food processing
mechanical engineering
timber industry
hasMemorial Rzhev Memorial to the Soviet Soldier
hasMonument World War II memorials
hasOfficialLanguage Russian
hasPopulation approximately 60000
hasReligiousBuilding Orthodox churches
hasRoadConnection M9 highway
hasTransport railway station on Moscow–Riga line
hasWarCemetery German war graves
Soviet war graves
historicalRegion Upper Volga
isStrategicallyLocatedOn route between Moscow and Baltic states
locatedIn Tver Oblast NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion European Russia
surface form: western Russia
locatedInTimeZone Moscow Time
locatedOnRiver Volga River
majorReligion Russian Orthodox Church
surface form: Russian Orthodoxy
memorialUnveiledInYear 2020
occupationEndYear 1943
occupationStartYear 1941
partOf Central Federal District
timeZoneOffset +3
wasContestedBy Grand Duchy of Moscow
Principality of Smolensk
Principality of Tver
wasHeavilyDamagedIn World War II
wasOccupiedBy Nazi Germany
wasSiteOf Rzhev meat grinder

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tver Oblast contains Rzhev
Rzhev governingBody Rzhev self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rzhev town administration
Rzhevsky Uyezd namedAfter Rzhev
Rzhevsky Uyezd hasCapital Rzhev
29th Army locationOfOperations Rzhev
this entity surface form: Rzhev–Vyazma area