Tver

Summary

Tver is a city or town^[1]. Tver ranks in the top 4% of city_or_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (423 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tver received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour^[3].
• Tver is located in Tver Oblast^[4].
• Tver is in the country of Russia^[5].
• Tver is on the body of water Volga^[6].
• Tver's head of government is recorded as Alexey Ogonkov^[7].
• Tver's instance of is recorded as city or town^[8].
• Tver's instance of is recorded as big city^[9].
• Tver's instance of is recorded as urban okrug in Russia^[10].
• Tvertsa is named after Tver^[11].
• Tver's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Zavolzhskiy District^[12].
• Tver's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Moskovsky City District, Tver^[13].
• Tver's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Proletarskiy District, Tver^[14].
• Tver's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tsentralnyy District, Tver^[15].
• Tver's flag is recorded as flag of Tver^[16].
• Tver's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bergamo^[17].
• Tver's twinned administrative body is recorded as Osnabrück^[18].
• Tver's twinned administrative body is recorded as Besançon^[19].
• Tver's twinned administrative body is recorded as Veliko Tarnovo^[20].
• Tver's twinned administrative body is recorded as Khmelnytskyi^[21].
• Tver's twinned administrative body is recorded as Veliko Tarnovo^[22].
• Tver's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kaposvár^[23].
• Tver's twinned administrative body is recorded as Buffalo^[24].
• Tver's postal code is recorded as 170000–179999^[25].
• Tver's Commons category is recorded as Tver^[26].
• Tver's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[27].

Body

Geography

Tver is in the country of Russia^[5]. Tver is located in Tver Oblast^[4]. Tver is on the body of water Volga^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Tver covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+152.22'}^[28]. Tver sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+135'}^[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+416442'}^[30], {'amount': '+419363'}^[31], {'amount': '+420065'}^[32], {'amount': '+425072'}^[33], {'amount': '+424969'}^[34], and {'amount': '+412806'}^[35].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city or town^[8], big city^[9], and urban okrug in Russia^[10].

History and Context

1135 marks the founding of Tver^[36]. Tvertsa is named after Tver^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tver include Tverskaya Street^[37], a thoroughfare^[38], in Russia^[39] and Tver^[40], a cruise missile submarine^[41], in Russia^[42].

Why It Matters

Tver ranks in the top 4% of city_or_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (423 views/month).^[2] Tver has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Tver is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Tver include Tverskaya Street^[37], a thoroughfare^[38], in Russia^[39] and Tver^[40], a cruise missile submarine^[41], in Russia^[42].

FAQs

What awards did Tver receive?

Honors received include Order of the Red Banner of Labour^[3].