Vyshny Volochyok
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Vyshny Volochyok is a historic town in Tver Oblast, Russia, known as a former key transport hub on the waterway between Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
populated place
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town → urban locality → |
| administrativeCenterOf |
Vyshnevolotsky District
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| climate |
humid continental climate
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| country |
Russia
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| distanceTo |
approximately 300 km from Saint Petersburg
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approximately 320 km from Moscow → |
| federalSubject |
Tver Oblast
NERFINISHED
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| hasEconomicActivity |
light industry
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trade → transport services → |
| hasFeature |
canal system connecting Volga and Baltic Sea basins
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| hasHeritage |
Russian canal engineering monuments
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| hasInfrastructure |
highway junction
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locks and canals → railway station → |
| hasNameInRussian |
Вышний Волочёк
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| hasPopulation |
around 50,000 inhabitants
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| hasRiverPort |
yes
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| hasStatus |
historic town
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| hasTransport |
M10 highway
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railway connection between Moscow and Saint Petersburg → |
| historicalPeriodOfImportance |
18th century
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19th century → |
| historicalRole |
key transport hub on waterway between Moscow and Saint Petersburg
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| knownFor |
Vyshny Volochyok Waterway
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historic canal system → |
| languageUsed |
Russian
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| locatedBetween |
Moscow
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Saint Petersburg → |
| locatedIn |
European Russia
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Tver Oblast NERFINISHED → |
| locatedNorthOf |
Tver
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| locatedOn |
Tsna River
NERFINISHED
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Tvertsa River → |
| partOf |
Vyshnevolotsky Urban Okrug
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| partOfHistoricalRoute |
waterway between Moscow and Saint Petersburg
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| regionType |
Upper Volga region
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| timeZone |
Moscow Time
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| utcOffset |
+3
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| waterwayFunction |
part of historic route from Volga basin to Baltic Sea
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Tver Oblast
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contains |
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Serge Koussevitzky
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placeOfBirth |