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The Best Attractions In Tver Oblast

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Tver is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 414,606 ; 403,606 ; 408,903 ; 450,941 .Located 180 kilometres northwest of Moscow, Tver was formerly the capital of a powerful medieval state and a model provincial town in the Russian Empire, with a population of 60,000 on 14 January 1913. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa Rivers. The city was known as Kalinin from 1931 to 1990. The city is where three rivers meet, splitting the town into northern and southern parts by the Volga River, and divided again into quarters by the Tvertsa River, which splits the left bank into east and west halves, and th...
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The Best Attractions In Tver Oblast

  • 2. Nilov Monastery Stolobny Island
    Stolobny Island is an island on Lake Seliger in the Tver Oblast of Russia, about 10 km north of the town of Ostashkov.
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  • 5. Seliger Lake Ostashkov
    Seliger is a lake in Ostashkovsky District of Tver Oblast and, in the extreme northern part, in Demyansky District of Novgorod Oblast of Russia, in the northwest of the Valdai Hills, a part of the Volga basin. It has the absolute height of 205 metres , the area of 212 square kilometres , and the average depth of 5.8 metres . Lake Seliger is a large system of lakes linked by effluents, has many small islands and is surrounded by forests, including pine woods with many berries and mushrooms. It is one of the biggest natural lakes of Central Russia. The only outflow of the lake, the Selizharovka River, has its source at the southern end of the lake and drains into the Volga. The drainage basin of the lake includes the major part of Ostashkovsky District, south of Demyansky District, as well a...
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  • 8. Tver Life Museum Tver
    Tver is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 414,606 ; 403,606 ; 408,903 ; 450,941 .Located 180 kilometres northwest of Moscow, Tver was formerly the capital of a powerful medieval state and a model provincial town in the Russian Empire, with a population of 60,000 on 14 January 1913. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa Rivers. The city was known as Kalinin from 1931 to 1990. The city is where three rivers meet, splitting the town into northern and southern parts by the Volga River, and divided again into quarters by the Tvertsa River, which splits the left bank into east and west halves, and the Tmaka River which does the same along the southern bank.
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  • 10. Botanical Garden of Tver State University Tver
    Botanical Garden of Tver State University — the northernmost botanical garden with an exhibition of steppe plants, only one of its kind in the Upper Volga. Located in Zavolzhsky Tver region, near the confluence of the Volga Tvertsa. It is valued as a site of historical, cultural and natural heritage besides being an archaeological monument. The garden includes about 350 species of trees and shrubs. An impressive total of 2,000 herbs grow here. One of the major attractions in the gardens is a pond dating back to the 18th century.
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  • 15. Staritsa Quarries Staritsa
    Staritsa is a town and the administrative center of Staritsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River, 77 kilometers from Tver, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 8,607 ; 9,125 ; 9,120 .
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