Tver

Also known as Kalinin

Tver (, ) is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa rivers. Tver is located northwest of Moscow. Population:

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Tver is a Russian city located northwest of Moscow where two rivers, the Volga and Tvertsa, meet, and it serves as the administrative center for the surrounding Tver Oblast region. As a major city on the Volga River, one of Europe's most important waterways, Tver has historically been a significant location for transportation and trade in Russia.

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Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Tver
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Тверь
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: From up to down: Square of Michael I of Tver and on the Volga river in Tver, St Catherine Church on the left
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Tver.svg
Russian inhabited locality.pushpin_map: Russia Tver Oblast#European Russia#Europe
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of arms of Tver.svg
Russian inhabited locality.anthem: "Anthem of Tver"
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Tver Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_inhabloc_jur: Tver Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: Tver Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2: Kalininsky District
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: City
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_type: City of oblast significance
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur: Tver Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1: Tver Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of2: Kalininsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.leader_title: Head
Russian inhabited locality.representative_body: City Duma

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Калінін
Population: 412806
Area: 152.22
Elevation: 135
Official website: www.tver.ru
Image: Площадь Михаила Тверского.jpg
Dialing code: 4822

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Commons category: Tver
postal code: 170000–179999
inception: 1135-00-00
Commons gallery: Тверь
native label: Тверь
P8168: Vincent's angina

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History
Grand princedom
Later history
18th century
19th century
20th century
Administrative and municipal status
City division
Politics
Education
Economy
Transportation
Railway
Roads
Public transit
Air
Water
Culture
Sports
Population
Climate
Religion
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
Notes
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Tver (, ) is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa rivers. Tver is located northwest of Moscow. Population:

The city is situated where three rivers meet, splitting the town into northern and southern parts by the Volga, and divided again into quarters by the Tvertsa river, which splits the left (northern) bank into east and west halves, and the which does the same along the southern bank. According to one hypothesis, the name of the Tvertsa is of Finnic origin, *Tiheverä.