Andreapol

For the air base, see Andreapol (air base).
Andreapol (English)
Андреаполь (Russian)
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Location of Tver Oblast in Russia
Andreapol
Location of Andreapol in Tver Oblast
Coordinates: 56°39′N 32°15′E / 56.650°N 32.250°ECoordinates: 56°39′N 32°15′E / 56.650°N 32.250°E
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of December 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Tver Oblast[1]
Administrative district Andreapolsky District[2]
Urban settlement Andreapol[2]
Administrative center of Andreapolsky District,[3] Andreapol Urban Settlement[2]
Municipal status (as of February 2005)
Municipal district Andreapolsky Municipal District[4]
Urban settlement Andreapol Urban Settlement[4]
Administrative center of Andreapolsky Municipal District,[5] Andreapol Urban Settlement[4]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 8,286 inhabitants[6]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[7]
Founded 1906
Town status since 1967
Postal code(s)[8] 172800, 172801
Official website
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Andreapol (Russian: Андреа́поль) is a town and the administrative center of Andreapolsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Valdai Hills in the upper reaches of the Western Dvina River. Population: 8,286 (2010 Census);[6] 9,317 (2002 Census);[9] 9,610 (1989 Census);[10] 12,000 (1968).

History

The village of Dubna opposite Andreapol was first mentioned in chronicles in 1489. Modern Andreapol goes back to 1906, when a rail line reached this region and a railway station was opened. During World War II, the station and the district were occupied by the Germans troops (fall 1941 through winter 1942). Andreapol was granted town status in 1967.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Andreapol serves as the administrative center of Andreapolsky District.[3] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Andreapolsky District as Andreapol Urban Settlement.[2] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Andreapolsky Municipal District.[4]

Economy

Forests cover around 70% of the district's territory. As a result of that, logging industry provides substantial revenue for the town. There is a large saw-mill plant in Andreapol as well as porcelain production. Agriculture is also of fundamental importance to the town's economy.

Military

The town is home to Andreapol air base, an important interceptor aircraft base guarding Moscow.

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Law #34-ZO
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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 #17-ZO, which describes the borders and the composition of the municipal formations in Andreapolsky Municipal District, lists the town of Andreapol as a part and the administrative center of Andreapol Urban Settlement of that district.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 28 202», в ред. изменения №243/2014 от 18 апреля 2014 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 . Code 28 202, as amended by the Amendment #243/2014 of April 18, 2014. ).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Law #17-ZO
  5. ↑ Law #4-ZO
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  7. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  8. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  9. ↑ Russian 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  10. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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