Spirovo, Spirovsky District, Tver Oblast

Spirovo (Russian: Спи́рово) is an urban-type settlement and the administrative center of Spirovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 6,267 (2010 Census);^[4] 6,859 (2002 Census);^[8] 6,896 (1989 Soviet census).^[9] It is located on the banks of the Malaya Tigma River.

Spirovo Спирово
Work settlement[1]
Location of Spirovo
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Coordinates: 57°25′08″N 34°59′27″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tver Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Spirovsky District[2]
Founded	1847[3]
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	6,267
Administrative status
• Capital of	Spirovsky District[2]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Spirovsky Municipal District[5]
• Urban settlement	Spirovskoye Urban Settlement[5]
• Capital of	Spirovsky Municipal District, Spirovskoye Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	171170
OKTMO ID	28652151051

History

Spirovo was founded in 1847 to serve the railway station at the Moscow – Saint Petersburg Railway.^[3] At the time, it belonged to Vyshnevolotsky Uyezd of Tver Governorate.^[10] In 1886, a glass-making factory started operation, and in 1908, a railway school was opened.^[3]

On July 12, 1929 the governorates and uyezds were abolished. Spirovsky District, with the administrative center in Spirovo, was established within Tver Okrug of Moscow Oblast. On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were abolished, and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. On January 29, 1935 Kalinin Oblast was established, and Spirovsky District was transferred to Kalinin Oblast.^[11] In February 1963, during the abortive administrative reform by Nikita Khrushchev, Spirovsky District was merged into Vyshnevolotsky District, but on January 12, 1965 it was re-established. During this period, Spirovo was administratively a part of the town of Vyshny Volochyok.^[3] In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast.

Economy

Industry

The glass-making factory was built in Spirovo in 1886 by merchant Kruglov and is still in operation. It is the largest enterprise in the settlement. There are also enterprises of food industry.^[12]

Transportation

Spirovo has a railway station on the railway connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg.

It also has access to the M10 highway, which connects Moscow and St. Petersburg. There are local roads as well, with the bus traffic originating from Spirovo.

Culture and recreation

The settlement contains six cultural heritage monuments of local significance. These include monuments to soldiers fallen in World War II as well as two buildings of historical significance.^[13]

Spirovo has a local museum.^[14]

References

Notes

1. Law #34-ZO
2. Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 28 257 551 9», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 28 257 551 9, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
3. История района (in Russian). Администрация Спировского района Тверской области. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
4. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
5. Law #47-ZO
6. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
7. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
8. Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
9. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
10. Вышневолоцкий историко-краеведческий альманах “ВИКА” (in Russian). Тверская областная библиотека им. А.М. Горького. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
11. Справка об изменениях в административно-территориальном делении Тверской губернии - Калининской области (in Russian). Архивы России. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
12. Промышленность (in Russian). Администрация Спировского района Тверской области. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
13. Памятники истории и культуры народов Российской Федерации (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Culture. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
14. Тестова, Татьяна. В краеведческий музей Спирова переданы военные фотодокументы (in Russian). tverlife.ru. Retrieved February 28, 2014.

Sources

• Законодательное Собрание Тверской области. Закон №34-ЗО от 17 апреля 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тверской области», в ред. Закона №66-ЗО от 1 октября 2014 г. «О внесении изменения в статью 18 Закона Тверской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тверской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Тверские ведомости", №17 (специальный выпуск), 19 апреля 2006 г. (Legislative Assembly of Tver Oblast. Law #34-ZO of April 17, 2006 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tver Oblast, as amended by the Law #66-ZO of October 1, 2014 On Amending Article 18 of the Law of Tver Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tver Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Законодательное Собрание Тверской области. Закон №47-ЗО от 28 февраля 2005 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований, входящих в состав территории муниципального образования Тверской области "Спировский район", и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Тверские ведомости", №10, 11–17 марта 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Tver Oblast. Law #47-ZO of February 28, 2005 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations Comprised by the Territory of the Municipal Formation of "Spirovsky District" and on Granting Them the Status of Urban, Rural Settlements. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).