The Kashinka () is a
river
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in
Kesovogorsky and
Kashinsky District
Kashinsky District () is an administrative and municipalLaw #4-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast and borders with Kesovogorsky District in the north, Uglichsky District o ...
s of
Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast (, ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tver. From 1935 to 1990, it was known as Kalinin Oblast (). Population:
Tver Oblast is a region of lakes, such as Seliger and Brosno. Much o ...
,
Russia
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, a left
tributary
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of the
Volga
The Volga (, ) is the longest river in Europe and the longest endorheic basin river in the world. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of , and a catchment ...
(joining the Volga at the
Uglich Reservoir
Uglich Reservoir or Uglichskoye Reservoir () is an artificial lake in the upper part of the Volga River formed by the Uglich Hydroelectric Station dam.
It was built in 1939 in the town of Uglich. It is located in Tver and Yaroslavl Oblasts in c ...
, near the town of
Kalyazin
Kalyazin () is a town and the administrative center of Kalyazinsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, northeast of Tver, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
History
A ''sloboda'' ( ...
). The length of the river is , and the area of its
drainage basin
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is .
The town of
Kashin and the urban-type settlement of
Kesova Gora
Kesova Gora () is an types of inhabited localities in Russia, urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Kesovogorsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia, located from Kashin (town), Kashin and from Bezhetsk. Populatio ...
are located along the Kashinka.
The source of the Kashinka is in the swamps northwest of the village of
Zadorye, at the border of Kesovogorsky and
Bezhetsky districts. It flows east, passes Kesova Gora, and in the village of
Brylino turns south. It makes a loop as it passes Kashin. The historical part of the town is located within the loop of the Kashinka. Further south, it becomes a part of the Uglich Reservoir. It joins the Volga in the village of
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The drainage basin of the Kashinka includes the central part of Kashinsky District and the southern part of Kesovogorsky District, as well as minor areas in the east of Bezhetsky District.
The Kashinka is one of the most popular swimming and fishing locations in Kashin during the summer. It mostly flows through rural areas.
References
{{Rivers of Russia
Rivers of Tver Oblast