Vesyegonsk
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox Russian inhabited locality
Vesyegonsk (Template:Langx) is a town and the administrative center of Vesyegonsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: Template:Ru-census
The historical part of Vesyegonsk lies under the waters of the Rybinsk Reservoir. It was previously known as Ves Yogonskaya (until 1776).<ref name="hist" />
HistoryEdit
The territory of modern Vesyegonsky District was originally populated by the Ves people, a Finnic tribe; the name of Vesyegonsk derives from the Ves. Vesyegonsk was first mentioned as Ves Yogonskaya in the 15th century.<ref name="gr">Template:Cite book</ref> The settlement was located on the Mologa River, which was one of the main waterways from the Volga to the north of Russia. In the 18th century, after the Tikhvin Water System was constructed, Vesyegonsk was on the waterway connecting Moscow with St. Petersburg. However, the Tikhvin Water System eventually decayed and Vesyegonsk's importance declined as well.<ref name="hist">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Failed verification
In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great, the territory was included into Ingermanland Governorate (known since 1710 as St. Petersburg Governorate), but in 1727 it was transferred to Moscow Governorate.Template:Citation needed In 1775, Tver Viceroyalty was formed and in 1776 Vesyegonsky Uyezd was established as a part of Tver Viceroyalty.Template:Citation needed At the same time, Vesyegonsk was granted town status and became the seat of the uyezd.<ref name="hist" /> In 1796, the viceroyalty was transformed into Tver Governorate and the uyezd was abolished.Template:Citation needed In 1803, Vesyegonsky Uyezd was re-established.Template:Citation needed On April 25, 1921, Vesyegonsky Uyezd was transferred to newly established Rybinsk Governorate.<ref name="Arx">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In February 1923, Rybinsk Governorate was abolished<ref name="hist" /> and the uyezd was transferred back to Tver Governorate on February 6, 1923.<ref name="Arx" />
On July 12, 1929, the governorates and uyezds were abolished.<ref name="Arx" /> Vesyegonsky District, with the administrative center in Vesyegonsk, was established within Bezhetsk Okrug of Moscow Oblast.<ref name="Arx" /> On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were abolished and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast.<ref name="Snytko87">Snytko et al., p. 87</ref> On January 29, 1935, Vesyegonsky District was transferred to newly established Kalinin Oblast.<ref name="Arx" /> In 1939, the construction of the Rybinsk Reservoir started and large areas in the lower course of the Mologa were slated to be submerged under water.<ref name="gr" /> Vesyegonsk in particular was to be completely submerged.<ref name="gr" /> Due to this, the town was moved Template:Convert from the original location<ref name="gr" /> and downgraded in status to that of an urban-type settlement;<ref name="hist" /> the administrative center of the district was moved to the selo of Ovinishche.<ref name="hist" /> On April 26, 1940, Vesyegonsky District was abolished and on March 3, 1949, it was re-established; Vesyegonsk became the administrative center of the district again.<ref name="Arx" /> In December 1953, Vesyegonsk was once again granted town status.<ref name="Arx" />
Administrative and municipal statusEdit
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vesyegonsk serves as the administrative center of Vesyegonsky District.<ref name="OKATO">Template:OKATO reference</ref> As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Vesyegonsky District as Vesyegonsk Urban Settlement.<ref name="Incorp">Law #34-ZO stipulates that the borders of the settlements (administrative-territorial divisions) are identical to the borders of the urban and rural settlements (municipal divisions), and that the borders of the administrative districts are identical to the borders of the municipal districts. Law #21-ZO, which describes the borders and the composition of the municipal formations in Vesyegonsky Municipal District, lists the town of Vesyegonsk as a part and the administrative center of Vesyegonsk Urban Settlement of that district.</ref> As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Vesyegonsky Municipal District.<ref name="TverOVesyegonskyD_mun">Law #21-ZO</ref>
EconomyEdit
IndustryEdit
There are enterprises of timber and food industries in Vesyegonsk.<ref name="inv">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
TransportationEdit
Vesyegonsk railway station is a terminal railway station on the railway which runs to Ovinishchi. There, it connects to the railway running between Moscow and Mga via Krasny Kholm and Pestovo.
Vesyegonsk is connected by roads with Ustyuzhna and with Tver via Krasny Kholm and Bezhetsk. There are also local roads. There is bus traffic originating from Vesyegonsk.
Culture and recreationEdit
After Vesyegonsk was relocated, only two streets from the original town survived. There are five cultural heritage monuments of local significance in Vesyegonsk. These include the monuments to soldiers fallen in World War II, the tomb of the early Bolshevik, and the ensemble of two churches—the Kazan Church (1811) and the Trinity Church (1868).Template:RKN base
Vesyegonsk is home to the Vesyegonsk District Museum, which holds expositions on local history.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>