Sterzh Cross

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Sterzh Cross is a stone cross formerly situated on the bank of the Sterzh Lake. It is currently exhibited in the Tver History Museum. Its height is 167 sm.

The cross was erected by Ivanko Pavlovich, a posadnik from Novgorod, in 1133. The inscription on the cross reads: "On 14 July, 6641 we started to dig a channel, whereupon I, Ivanko Pavlovich, erected this cross".

This article is based on material from the public domain 1906 Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.