Konakovo

Konakovo Конаково
Town[1]
The Donkhovka River in Konakovo. May 2008.
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Konakovo
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Coordinates: 56°42′N 36°45′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tver Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Konakovsky District[2]
Urban settlement	Konakovo[2]
Founded	1806[3]
Town status since	1937[3]
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	41,291
Administrative status
• Capital of	Konakovsky District,[5] Konakovo Urban Settlement[2]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Konakovsky Municipal District[6]
• Urban settlement	Konakovo Urban Settlement[6]
• Capital of	Konakovsky Municipal District,[7] Konakovo Urban Settlement[6]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [8])
Postal code(s)[9]	171250–171256
Dialing code(s)	+7 48242
OKTMO ID	28630101001
Website	www.konakovo.in

Konakovo (Russian: Конако́во, IPA: [kənɐˈkovə]pronunciation^ⓘ) is a town and the administrative center of Konakovsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of Ivankovo Reservoir (Volga River). Population: 41,291 (2010 Census);[4] 42,335 (2002 Census);[11] 42,522 (1989 Soviet census).[12]

History

Konakovo Faience Factory

Konakovo was founded in 1806 as the selo of Kuznetsovo (Кузнецо́во).[3] The name originates from the last name Kuznetsov, who was one of the early owners. The selo was not doing very well and was almost deserted by the 1820s.[3] In 1826–1828, a faience factory was transferred there from the village of Domkino, about 30 kilometers (19 mi) east of Kuznetsovo.[3] The factory was built by merchant Auerbach in Domkino on the property which belonged to a local landowner, and by 1829 the lease agreement expired and was not extended.[3] In 1826, Auerbach bought all lands in and around Kuznetsovo.[3] In 1870, the factory was purchased by industrialist Matvey Kuznetsov (unrelated to Kuznetsov who gave the name to the village) and became known as Kuznetsov Faience Factory.[3] After 1918, the factory was nationalized, and one of its specializations was art production.[3] To this end, it established collaboration with many established Russian artists of the time.[3]

At the time, Kuznetsovo was a part of Korchevskoy Uyezd in Tver Governorate.[13] On May 30, 1922, Korchevskoy Uyezd was abolished and merged into Kimrsky Uyezd.[10] On July 14, 1925, Kuznetsovo was granted urban-type settlement status.[3]

On July 12, 1929, Tver Governorate was abolished, and the area was transferred to Moscow Oblast.[10] Uyezds were abolished as well, and Kuznetsovsky District, with the administrative center in the town of Korcheva, was established within Kimry Okrug of Moscow Oblast.[10] On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were abolished and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast.[10] On February 26, 1930, Kuznetsovo was renamed Konakovo and Kuznetsovsky District was renamed Konakovsky,[10] to commemorate Porfiry Konakov, a participant of the Revolution of 1905.[3] On January 29, 1935, Kalinin Oblast was established, to which Konakovsky District was transferred.[10] In 1937, when the Ivankovo Reservoir was filled, Korcheva was submerged under water.[13] The administrative center of the district was transferred to Konakovo, which was granted town status on March 2, 1937.[13] On February 13, 1963, during the abortive administrative reform by Nikita Khrushchev, Konakovsky District was merged into Kalininsky District, but on January 12, 1965, it was re-established.[10] In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast.^[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Konakovo serves as the administrative center of Konakovsky District.[5] As an administrative division, it is, together with six rural localities, incorporated within Konakovsky District as Konakovo Urban Settlement.[2] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Konakovsky Municipal District.[6]

Economy

Konakovo Power Station

The Konakovo Power Station, a thermal power plant, is the biggest enterprise in Konakovsky District. In 2008, it produced over 60% of the GDP of the district.[14]

Transportation

Konakovo has a railway station, Konakovo GRES. It is connected to the Saint Petersburg – Moscow Railway by a line which branches off in Reshetnikovo. It is connected by regular passenger suburban service with Moscow.

Konakovo has road connections to Kimry and to Zavidovo, where it has access to the M10 Highway, which runs between Moscow and St. Petersburg. There are also local roads with the bus traffic.

Culture and recreation

Konakovo contains eight cultural heritage monuments of local significance.[15] They include one of the buildings of the faience factory, the complex of Kuznetsov's dacha, as well as monuments to soldiers fallen in World War II and of people killed during the October Revolution and subsequent events.

The Konakovo District Museum, located in Konakovo, contains exhibitions on the archeology and history of the district.[16]

Sister Cities

• Menomonie, Wisconsin, USA (1994)[17][18]
• Talachyn, Belarus (2016)[17]

References

Notes

1. Law #34-ZO
2. 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 #31-ZO, which describes the borders and the composition of the municipal formations in Konakovsky Municipal District, lists the town of Konakovo as a part and the administrative center of Konakovo Urban Settlement of that district.
3. История города Конаково (in Russian). Official website of Konakovo Administration. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
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. 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 28 230», 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 28 230, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
6. Law #31-ZO
7. Law #4-ZO
8. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
9. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
10. Справка об изменениях в административно-территориальном делении Тверской губернии - Калининской области (in Russian). Архивы России. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
11. 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).
12. 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.
13. О районе (in Russian). Official website of Konakovsky District Administration. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
14. Социально-экономическое положение (in Russian). Konakovsky District Administration. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
15. Памятники истории и культуры народов Российской Федерации (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Culture. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
16. Конаковский краеведческий музей (in Russian). Российская сеть культурного наследия. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
17. "У Конаково появился город-побратим в Белоруссии". konakovoregion.ru (in Russian). April 25, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
18. "The Site of Twin Cities Konakovo and Menomonie". Retrieved January 22, 2023.

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• Законодательное Собрание Тверской области. Закон №4-ЗО от 18 января 2005 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Тверской области и наделении их статусом городских округов, муниципальных районов», в ред. Закона №65-ЗО от 24 июля 2012 г. «О внесении изменения в статью 2 Закона Тверской области "Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Тверской области и наделении их статусом городских округов, муниципальных районов"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Тверские ведомости", №3, 21–27 января 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Tver Oblast. Law #4-ZO of January 18, 2005 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Tver Oblast and on Granting Them the Status of Urban Okrugs, Municipal Districts, as amended by the Law #65-ZO of July 24, 2012 On Amending Article 2 of the Law of Tver Oblast "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Tver Oblast and on Granting Them the Status of Urban Okrugs, Municipal Districts". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication.).