Rzhev
town in Tver Oblast in central Russia
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Summary
Rzhev is an administrative divisions of Russia[1]. Rzhev ranks in the top 5% of administrative divisions of russia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,544 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tver Oblast[3]
- Country: Russia[4], Russian Empire[5], Soviet Union[6], Tsardom of Russia[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: Volga[8]
- Instance of: city or town[9]
- Flag: flag of Rzhev[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Gütersloh[11], Salo[12], Silistra[13], Smila[14]
- Postal code: 172380[15]
- Commons category: Rzhev[16]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[17]
- Local dialing code: 48232[18]
- Inception: 1216[19]
- Official website: http://www.rzhevcity.ru/[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rzhev[21]
- Population: 9120[22], 10,488[23], 15,228[24], 11,618[25], 13,621[26], 18,537[27], 18,746[28], 17,528[29], 18,732[30], 35,810[31], 21,265[32], 22,423[33], 23,200[34], 24,843[35]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Rzhev include Battle of Rzhev[36], a battle[37], in Russia[38] and 1942: Unknown Battle[39], a film[40].
Why It Matters
Rzhev has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Rzhev is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for Rzhev include Battle of Rzhev[36], a battle[37], in Russia[38] and 1942: Unknown Battle[39], a film[40].