Firovo

Firovo (English)
Фирово (Russian)
-  Urban-type settlement[1]  -
Work settlement[1]

Location of Tver Oblast in Russia
Firovo
Location of Firovo in Tver Oblast
Coordinates: 57°28′57″N 33°42′06″E / 57.48250°N 33.70167°E / 57.48250; 33.70167Coordinates: 57°28′57″N 33°42′06″E / 57.48250°N 33.70167°E / 57.48250; 33.70167
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Tver Oblast[1]
Administrative district Firovsky District[2]
Administrative center of Firovsky District[2]
Municipal status (as of February 2010)
Municipal district Firovsky Municipal District[3]
Urban settlement Firovskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Administrative center of Firovsky Municipal District, Firovskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 2,433 inhabitants[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
railway station 1902[6]
Urban-type settlement status since 1947[7]

Firovo (Russian: Фирово) is an urban-type settlement and the administrative center of Firovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located on the right bank of the Granichnaya River. Population: 2,433(2010 Census);[4] 2,837(2002 Census);[8] 3,070(1989 Census).[9]

History

Firovo was founded in 1902 as a station on the Bologoye - Polotsk Railway. The station was built at equal distances from Bologoye and Ostashkov. The name was given after the village of Firovka, which existed in the area.[6] The settlement of Firovo was the center of Firovskaya Volost of Valdaysky Uyezd, Novgorod Governorate. Effective October 1, 1927 Novgorod Governorate with its uyezds was abolished, and Rozhdestvensky District was established, with the administrative center in the selo of Rozhdestvo. It was a part of Borovichi Okrug of Leningrad Oblast. Firovo became a part of Rozhdestvensky District. On September 20, 1931, Rozhdestvensky District was abolished and merged into Bologovsky District of Leningrad Oblast.[10]

On March 5, 1935 Kalinin Oblast was established. It included areas which formerly belonged to Moscow, Leningrad, and Western Oblasts. In particular, Firovsky District with the administrative center in Firovo was established. In 1947, Firovo was granted urban-type settlement status.[7] In February 1963, during the abortive administrative reform by Nikita Khrushchev, Firovsky District was merged into Vyshnevolotsky District, but on April 6, 1972 it was re-established.[11] In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast.

Economy

Industry

There are enterprises of timber and food industries in Firovo.[12]

Transportation

Firovo has a railway station on the railway connecting Bologoye and Velikiye Luki. There is infrequent passenger traffic. A railway connects Firovo with Velikooktyabrsky, but it is only open for cargo traffic.

Firovo is connected by a paved road with Vyshny Volochyok. The road also provides access to the M10 highway which connects Moscow and Saint Petersburg. There are also local roads.

Culture and recreation

Firovo hosts a local museum.[12]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Law #34-ZO
  2. 1 2 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 28 257 551 9», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 28 257 551 9, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  3. 1 2 3 Law #52-ZO
  4. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. 1 2 Транспорт Фировского района (in Russian). Администрация Фировского района. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  7. 1 2 Фирово и Фировский район (in Russian). Справочник предприятий Центрального федерального округа России. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  8. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  10. Рождественский район (август 1927 г . – сентябрь 1931 г .) (in Russian). Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  11. Справка об изменениях в административно-территориальном делении Тверской губернии - Калининской области (in Russian). Архивы России. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  12. 1 2 Инвестиционный паспорт Фировского района (PDF) (in Russian). Администрация Фировского района. Retrieved 15 December 2013.

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