Sonkovo (russian: Сонко́во) is an urban locality (an

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) and the

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of Sonkovsky District of

Tver Oblast Tver Oblast (russian: Тверска́я о́бласть, ''Tverskaya oblast'', ), from 1935 to 1990 known as Kalinin Oblast (), is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tver. It was named after Mi ...

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. Population:

History

Founded by the Russian

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Inkeriköt ( Izhorians) in the 17th century and called Savelionkylä (or Savelankylä), the village later changed its name to Savelino () due to its proximity to the village of Savelikha, which was built in 1870 during the construction and expansion of the private Rybinsk-

Bologoye Bologoye () is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities *Bologoye, Tver Oblast, a town in Bologovsky District of Tver Oblast ;Rural localities * Bologoye, Omsk Oblast, a '' selo'' in Rozovsky Rural Okrug of Russko-P ...

Railway. The railway merged with the narrow gauge (1067 mm) Novgorod Railway and broad gauge (1829 mm) Tsarskoye Selo Railway in 1895 to form a new private railway company, which then built two branch lines from Savelino — one to Kashin () and the other one to

Krasny Kholm Krasny Kholm (russian: Красный Холм) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities *Krasny Kholm, Krasnokholmsky District, Tver Oblast, a town of district significance in Krasnokholmsky District of Tver Oblast ...

() in 1898 and 1899 respectively. During the Soviet era, following the construction of new railway lines and a bridge over the

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, Sonkovo became a major railway station. In 1903, the settlement was renamed Sonkovo to avoid possible confusion and a main locomotive depot constructed near the station. Sonkovo received urban-type settlement status to in 1928. Currently, the railway line east of Sonkovo–Rybinsk–

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is part of the Russia's Northern Railway Administration, while the remainder of the railway lines in

belong to the Oktyabrsk (October) Railway Administration. Prior to the 1917

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, about one third of the Sonkovo's inhabitants were so-called Tver Karelians who spoke their own dialect of Karelian (Karielan: ''kielt''). The majority of the dwellings in Sonkovo are wooden although there are many two and three story brick and concrete buildings as well as numerous pre-

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structures. The center of the settlement is located next to the train station and its main street, Lenina Avenue, connects to

Bezhetsk Bezhetsk (russian: Бе́жецк) is a town and the administrative center of Bezhetsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Mologa River at its confluence with the Ostrechina. Population: 29,000 (1967). It was previously known as ...

via the R-85 highway. Sonkovo is divided in two by the Rybinsk–Bologoye railway line. There are no significant landmarks in the settlement.

Economy

Industry

The industrial enterprises in the district are located in Sonkovo and serve the railway station. Additionally, there is a milk production plant.

Transportation

Two railways cross in Sonkovo, which is thus an important railway junction. One, running from south to north, connects Moscow with

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via

and Pestovo. Another one, running east to west, connects Rybinsk with

. Sonkovo is connected by road with

, where it has access to the roads running to Tver and

Vesyegonsk Vesyegonsk (russian: Весьего́нск) is a town and the administrative center of Vesyegonsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: The historical part of Vesyegonsk lies under the waters of the Rybinsk Reservoir. It was previousl ...

History

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Industry

Transportation

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