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Tver Oblast (Tverskaya oblast) is a federal subject
Federal subjects of Russia

Russia is a federation which consists of 83 subjects. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation?two delegates each?in the Federation Council of Russia ....
 of Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
 (an oblast
Oblast

Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic peoples countries and in some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"....
). Its administrative center is the city of Tver
Tver

Tver is a types of inhabited localities in Russia in Russia, the administrative center of Tver Oblast. Population: 405,500 ; 408,903 . Tver was formerly the capital of a powerful medieval state and a model provincial town in Imperial Russia with population of 60,000 on...
.

Area: 84,586 kmē. Population is estimated at 1,440,002 in 2004, down from about 1,670,000 in 1989. The 2002 Census
Russian Census (2002)

Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Goskomstat ....
 counted 1,471,459.

Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast

Tver Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Tver.Area: 84,586 km?. Population is estimated at 1,440,002 in 2004, down from about 1,670,000 in 1989....
 is an area of lakes, such as Seliger
Lake Seliger

Seliger is a lake in Tver Oblast and, in the extreme northern part, Novgorod Oblast of Russia, in the northwest of the Valdai Hills, a part of the Volga drainage basin....
 and Brosno
Lake Brosno

Lake Brosno is a lake situated in the European part of Russia, in the Tver region, near the town of Andreapol. It is the place where the Brosno dragon is supposed to live....
.






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Tver Oblast (Tverskaya oblast) is a federal subject
Federal subjects of Russia

Russia is a federation which consists of 83 subjects. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation?two delegates each?in the Federation Council of Russia ....
 of Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
 (an oblast
Oblast

Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic peoples countries and in some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"....
). Its administrative center is the city of Tver
Tver

Tver is a types of inhabited localities in Russia in Russia, the administrative center of Tver Oblast. Population: 405,500 ; 408,903 . Tver was formerly the capital of a powerful medieval state and a model provincial town in Imperial Russia with population of 60,000 on...
.

Area: 84,586 kmē. Population is estimated at 1,440,002 in 2004, down from about 1,670,000 in 1989. The 2002 Census
Russian Census (2002)

Russian Census of 2002 was the first census of the Russian Federation carried out on October 9 through October 16, 2002. It was carried out by the Goskomstat ....
 counted 1,471,459.

Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast

Tver Oblast is a federal subjects of Russia of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Tver.Area: 84,586 km?. Population is estimated at 1,440,002 in 2004, down from about 1,670,000 in 1989....
 is an area of lakes, such as Seliger
Lake Seliger

Seliger is a lake in Tver Oblast and, in the extreme northern part, Novgorod Oblast of Russia, in the northwest of the Valdai Hills, a part of the Volga drainage basin....
 and Brosno
Lake Brosno

Lake Brosno is a lake situated in the European part of Russia, in the Tver region, near the town of Andreapol. It is the place where the Brosno dragon is supposed to live....
. Much of its area is occupied by the Valdai Hills
Valdai Hills

The Valdai Hills are an upland region in north-west of central Russia running north-south, about midway between Saint Petersburg and Moscow, spanning the Novgorod Oblast, Tver Oblast, Pskov Oblast, and Smolensk Oblast Oblasts....
, where the Volga, the Western Dvina, and the Dnieper have their source.

There are also many historic towns: Torzhok
Torzhok

Torzhok is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, famous for its folk craft of goldwork embroidery. It is located on the Tvertsa River, 60 km west of Tver....
, Toropets
Toropets

Toropets is a types of inhabited localities in Russia in Tver Oblast, Russia, where the Toropa River enters Lake Solomeno. Population: 14,600 ; 17,510 ....
, Zubtsov
Zubtsov

Zubtsov is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located at the confluence of the Volga and Vazuza Rivers, 153 km south of Tver, 18 km southeast of Rzhev, and 44 km southwest of Staritsa....
, Kashin, Vyshny Volochyok
Vyshny Volochyok

Vyshny Volochyok is a town in Tver Oblast of Russia. The settlement is known since 1471. A highway and a railway connecting Moscow and Saint Petersburg pass through the town....
, and Kalyazin
Kalyazin

Kalyazin is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Volga River, 25 km southeast of Kashin, 110km north of Sergiev Posad and 55 km southwest of Uglich ....
. The oldest of these is Rzhev
Rzhev

Rzhev is the uppermost town situated on the Volga River. It is located in Tver Oblast of Western Russia, 49 km southwest of Staritsa and 126 km from Tver, on the highway and railway connecting Moscow and Riga....
, primarily known for the Rzhev Battles of the World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
. Staritsa
Staritsa

Staritsa is a types of inhabited localities in Russia in Tver Oblast, Russia, and the administrative center of Staritsky District). The town stands on the Volga River, from Tver....
 was a seat of the last appanage
Appanage

An apanage or appanage is the grant of an estate, titles, offices, or other things of value to the younger male children of a sovereign, who under the system of primogeniture would otherwise have no inheritance....
 principality in Russia. Ostashkov
Ostashkov

Ostashkov is a types of inhabited localities in Russia in Tver Oblast, Russia, 199 km west of Tver. It sits on a peninsula at the southern shore of Lake Seliger, one of the purest lakes of Europe....
 is a major tourist centre.

Time zone


Tver Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone
Moscow Time

Moscow Time is the time zone for the city of Moscow, Russia and most of western Russia, including Saint Petersburg. It is the second westernmost of the 11 Time in Russia....
 (MSK/MSD). UTC
Coordinated Universal Time

Coordinated Universal Time is a time standard based on International Atomic Time with leap seconds added at irregular intervals to compensate for the Earth's slowing rotation....
 offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).

Administrative divisions


Economy

The Tver Oblast has a very strong economy due to its machinery industry in the automobile
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 and aeronautics
Aeronautics

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 sectors.

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