Tver

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Tver is a historic city in western Russia, located northwest of Moscow on the Volga River and serving as the administrative center of Tver Oblast.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
city of Tver 2
Tveria 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
city
areaCode +7 4822
capitalOf Tver Oblast
coordinateLocation 56.858°N 35.917°E
country Russia
crossedBy M10 highway
dateNameRestored 1990
dateRenamed 1931
economySector food processing
machinery manufacturing
textile industry
foundedInCentury 12th century
grantedTownRights 13th century
hasAdministrativeStatus city of oblast significance
hasBridge New Volga Bridge
Old Volga Bridge
hasCityStatus since Middle Ages
hasClimate humid continental climate
hasLandmark Transfiguration Cathedral
Travelers Palace (Palace of the Empress Catherine the Great)
Tver Academic Drama Theater
Tver Regional Museum
White Trinity Church
hasPopulation ~400000
hasRailwayConnectionTo Moscow
St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
hasRiverPort Tver River Port
hasUniversity Tver State University
historicalName Kalinin
languageUsed Russian
locatedBetween Moscow
St. Petersburg
surface form: Saint Petersburg
locatedIn Tver Oblast
locatedInRegion western Russia
locatedInTimeZone Moscow Time
locatedNorthwestOf Moscow
locatedOnRiver Volga River
namedAfter Mikhail Kalinin
officialLanguage Russian
partOf Central Federal District of Russia
postalCodeRange 170000–170999
twinnedWith Buffalo
Gera
Osnabrück
Szeged
vehicleRegistrationCode 69
wasCapitalOf Principality of Tver

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Tver Oblast capital Tver
Tver Oblast contains Tver
this entity surface form: city of Tver
this entity surface form: Tveria
Valence hasTwinTown Tver
this entity surface form: city of Tver
Volga River passesCity Tver
Osnabrück twinCity Tver
Moscow Time usedInCity Tver