Zapadnaya Dvina
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Zapadnaya Dvina is a town and the administrative center of Zapadnodvinsky District
of Tver Oblast
, Russia
, located on the right bank of the Daugava River, 321 kilometres (199.5 mi) southwest of Tver
. Population:
It was founded in 1900 as a settlement servicing the railway station
of the same name. It was granted work settlement
status in 1927 and town status in 1937.
Zapadnodvinsky District
Zapadnodvinsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 36 in Tver Oblast, Russia....
of Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Tver. From 1935 to 1990, it was named Kalinin Oblast after Mikhail Kalinin. Population: Tver Oblast is an area of lakes, such as Seliger and Brosno...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the right bank of the Daugava River, 321 kilometres (199.5 mi) southwest of Tver
Tver
Tver is a city and the administrative center of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 403,726 ; 408,903 ;...
. Population:
It was founded in 1900 as a settlement servicing the railway station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
of the same name. It was granted work settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
status in 1927 and town status in 1937.