Udomlya

Udomlya (English)
Удомля (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Central square in Udomlya

Location of Tver Oblast in Russia
Udomlya
Location of Udomlya in Tver Oblast
Coordinates: 57°53′N 35°00′E / 57.883°N 35.000°ECoordinates: 57°53′N 35°00′E / 57.883°N 35.000°E
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of December 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Tver Oblast[1]
Administrative district Udomelsky District[2]
Urban settlement Udomlya[2]
Administrative center of Udomelsky District,[3] Udomlya Urban Settlement[2]
Municipal status (as of October 2011)
Municipal district Udomelsky Municipal District[4]
Urban settlement Udomlya Urban Settlement[4]
Administrative center of Udomelsky Municipal District,[4] Udomlya Urban Settlement[4]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 31,061 inhabitants[5]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[6]
Founded 1869
Town status since September 11, 1981[7]
Previous names Troitsa (until 1904)[8]
Postal code(s)[9] 171841–171843
Official website
Udomlya on WikiCommons

Udomlya (Russian: Удо́мля) is a town and the administrative center of Udomelsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of Lake Pesvo on the RybinskBologoye railway, 225 kilometers (140 mi) north of Tver, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 31,061(2010 Census);[5] 31,961(2002 Census);[10] 30,751(1989 Census).[11]

History

It was founded in 1869 as a settlement serving the railway station of Troitsa (Троица).[7] At the time, it was a part of Vyshnevolotsky Uyezd of Tver Governorate. Troitsa was renamed Udomlya in 1904.[7]

On July 12, 1929, the governorates and uyezds were abolished.[12] Udomelsky District, with the administrative center in Udomlya, was established within Tver Okrug of Moscow Oblast.[12] On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were abolished and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast.[13] On January 29, 1935, Udomelsky District was transferred to newly established Kalinin Oblast.[12] In January 1961, Udomlya was granted work settlement status.[7] In February 1963, during the abortive administrative reform by Nikita Khrushchev, Udomelsky District was merged into Bologovsky District, but in January 1965 it was re-established.[12] Between 1974 and 1984, the Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant was constructed.[8] On September 11, 1981, Udomlya was granted town status.[7] In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast.[14]

Administrative and municipal status

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

Economy

Industry

The main industrial enterprise in Udomlya is the Kalinin Nuclear Power Plant. There are also enterprises of timber and food industries.[15]

Transportation

The railway connecting Rybinsk and Bologoye via Bezhetsk passes Udomlya.

Udomlya has access to the road which connects Maksatikha and Vyshny Volochyok. There are also local roads, with bus traffic originating from Udomlya.

Culture and recreation

Udomlya contains one object classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance, which is the Gudzovsky warehouse, built in 1882.[16]

There is a local museum in Udomlya.[17] The former Dacha Chayka on the shores of Lake Udomlya, located close to the town, which belonged to artist Vitold Byalynitsky-Birulya, is also open as a museum.[18]

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 #51-ZO, which describes the borders and the composition of the municipal formations in Udomelsky Municipal District, lists the town of Udomlya as a part and the administrative center of Udomlya 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 28 256», 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 28 256, as amended by the Amendment #243/2014 of April 18, 2014. ).
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Law #51-ZO
  5. 5.0 5.1 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.
  6. 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.).
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 город Удомля (городское поселение) (in Russian). Муниципальное Образование Удомельский район. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Историческая справка (in Russian). Муниципальное Образование Удомельский район. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  9. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Справка об изменениях в административно-территориальном делении Тверской губернии - Калининской области (in Russian). Архивы России. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  13. Snytko et al., p. 87
  14. Decree of July 17, 1990
  15. Информация о районе (in Russian). Муниципальное образование Удомельский район. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  16. Памятники истории и культуры народов Российской Федерации (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Culture. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
  17. Удомельский краеведческий музей (in Russian). Российская сеть культурного наследия. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  18. Михайлов, Ю.С. (2002). Даче Чайка 90 лет (in Russian). Удомельская старина. Retrieved October 29, 2013.

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