Zharkovsky (urban-type settlement)

Zharkovsky (English)
Жарковский (Russian)
-  Urban-type settlement[1]  -
Work settlement[1]

Location of Tver Oblast in Russia
Zharkovsky
Location of Zharkovsky in Tver Oblast
Coordinates: 55°50′53″N 32°15′56″E / 55.84806°N 32.26556°E / 55.84806; 32.26556Coordinates: 55°50′53″N 32°15′56″E / 55.84806°N 32.26556°E / 55.84806; 32.26556
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Tver Oblast[1]
Administrative district Zharkovsky District[2]
Administrative center of Zharkovsky District[2]
Municipal status (as of February 2010)
Municipal district Zharkovsky Municipal District[3]
Urban settlement Urban Settlement Zharkovsky[3]
Administrative center of Zharkovsky Municipal District, Urban Settlement Zharkovsky[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 4,014 inhabitants[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
urban-type settlement 1950[6]

Zharkovsky (Russian: Жарковский) is an urban-type settlement and the administrative center of Zharkovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located on the banks of the Mezha River. Population: 4,014 (2010 Census);[4] 4,993 (2002 Census);[7] 6,491 (1989 Census).[8]

History

Before 1945, there were several villages in the place of current urban-type settlement, including the village of Zharki. It belonged to Smolensk Governorate. In the end of the 1920s, a saw mill was built, and eventually it was connected with the railway to the main railroad connecting Moscow and Riga. The railway was in operation since 1930.[9]

On 12 July 1929, governorates and uyezds were abolished, and the area was included into Oktyabrsky District of Western Oblast. It belonged to Velikiye Luki Okrug.[10][11] On August 1, 1930 the okrugs were abolished, and the districts were subordinated directly to the oblast. On 29 January 1935 Kalinin Oblast was established, and Oktyabrsky District was transferred to Kalinin Oblast.[10][12] During World War II, in 1941—1943, the area was occupied by German troops. On August 22, 1944, the district was transferred to newly established Velikiye Luki Oblast. On 10 March 1945, Zharkovsky District with the center at the railway station of Zharki was established. In 1950, a number of villages were merged into the urban-type settlement of Zharkovsky, which became the administrative center of the district.[6] On October 2, 1957, Velikiye Luki Oblast was abolished, and Zharkovsky District was transferred to Kalinin Oblast. In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast.[11]

Economy

Industry

The economy of Zharkovsky is based on timber industry. There are also enterprises producing food.[13]

Transportation

A railroad connects Zharkovsky railway station with the station of Zemtsy on the railway between Moscow and Riga. There is infrequent passenger traffic, two times per week as of 2015. The branch is not electrified.

A paved road connects Zharkovsky with Zapadnaya Dvina.

Culture and recreation

In Zharkovsky, there is one object classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. It is a monument to the soldiers fallen in the World War II.[14]

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 28 214 551 0», 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 28 214 551 0, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  3. 1 2 3 Law #23-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 История Жарковского района (in Russian). Toropets Land. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ Историческая справка (in Russian). Zharkovsky District Administration. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  10. 1 2 Воробьёв, М. В. (1993). Г. В. Туфанова, ed. Административно-территориальное деление Смоленской области (in Russian). Государственный архив Смоленской области. pp. 118–133.
  11. 1 2 Малыгин, П. Д.; Смирнов, С. Н. (2007). История административно-территориального деления Тверской Области (PDF). Tver. pp. 14–15. OCLC 540329541.
  12. ↑ Справка об изменениях в административно-территориальном делении Тверской губернии - Калининской области (in Russian). Архивы России. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  13. ↑ Промышленность (in Russian). Zharkovsky District Administration. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  14. ↑ Памятники истории и культуры народов Российской Федерации (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Culture. Retrieved August 5, 2015.

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