Novozavidovsky () is an urban locality (an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

) in

Konakovsky District Konakovsky District () is an administrative and municipalLaw #4-ZO district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Tver Oblast, thirty-six in Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast and borders with Kimrsky Distr ...

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, located on the right bank of the

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(the

Ivankovo Reservoir Ivankovo Reservoir or Ivankovskoye Reservoir (), informally known as the Moscow Sea, is the uppermost reservoir on the Volga, in Moscow Oblast, Moscow and Tver Oblasts of Russia, located some north of Moscow. The dam of the reservoir is situated ...

). Population:

History

In 1851, a railway station was open, and in 1866, the textile (wool) factory was constructed close to the station by merchant Varentsov. Novozavidovsky originated as the settlement around the station and the factory. In 1913, the name of the settlement was Alexandrovka; it is not exactly clear when the name Novozavidovsky began to be used. The name of the station originates from

Zavidovo Zavidovo () is a village ('' selo'') in Konakovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia. Next to the village is the location of Rus' state residence, used as an official residence place for the President of Russia The president of Russia, offic ...

, a nearby village and currently a residence of the President of Russia, and the name of the settlement was transferred from the name of the station. In 1926, Novozavidovsky was granted urban-type settlement status. Until 1922, Novozavidovsky was a part of

Klinsky Uyezd Klinsky Uyezd (''Клинский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Moscow Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Klin. Demographics At the time of the ...

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. On July 12 1929, the Governorate was abolished, and the area was transferred to

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. Uyezds were abolished as well, and Zavidovsky District, with the administrative center in Novozavidovsky, was established within

Tver Okrug Tver (, ) is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa rivers. Tver is located northwest of Moscow. Population: The city is situated where three rivers meet, split ...

. On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were abolished, and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. On January 29, 1935

Kalinin 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 of ...

was established, and Zavidovsky District was transferred to Kalinin Oblast. On November 14, 1960 the district was abolished and merged into Konakovsky District. On February 13, 1963, during the abortive Khrushchyov administrative reform, Konakovsky District was merged into Kalininsky District, but on January 12, 1965 it was re-established. In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast.

Economy

Industry

In Novozavidovsky, there is a mechanical plant producing cranes and specialized trucks. There is also a textile factory, mainly producing hats.

Transportation

The railway station of

at the

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is located in Novozavidovsky. It belongs to the Leningradsky suburban railway line and is connected by regular passenger suburban service with both Moscow (

Moscow Leningradsky railway station Moscow Leningradsky railway station (, ''Leningradsky vokzal'') is the oldest of Moscow's nine railway terminals. Situated on Komsomolskaya Square, the station serves north-western directions, notably Saint Petersburg. International services ...

) and Tver. Novozavidovsky has a road access to the M10 highway, which connects Moscow and St. Petersburg. In the opposite direction, it is connected to Tver via Kozlovo and Turginovo.

Culture and recreation

The Memorial Museum of Spiridon Drozhzhin is open in Novozavidovsky. The house where Spiridon Drozhzhin, a poet who lived in the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries, built this house in the village of Nizovka, which was later submerged by water at the construction of the Ivankovo Reservoir. The house was transferred to Novozavidovsky and open as a museum. It was considerably damaged during World War II and restored later. It currently exhibits personal belongings of Drozhzhin and shows an exposition on his life. Novozavidovsky contains four cultural heritage monuments of local significance. They are the house and the tomb of Spiridon Drozhzhin, as well as two monuments to the soldiers fallen in

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