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Ostashkov is a city (since 1770) in Russia, the administrative center of the Ostashkovsky district of the Tver region. The city is located on the shore of the southern part of Lake Seliger, 190 km from Tver. Population - 18,803 inhabitants (2010; 20.6 thousand according to the 2002 census).

Population

Population

Architectural structures

On the streets of the city you can see interesting architectural structures.

Valian pillar

The architectural structure is located on the territory of the city at the address: Adrianova Lane, house No. 5. This is a square building with a spire, built in the Baroque style. The structure was installed on the site where the southern trade gate was located in ancient times. In 1711, in one of the many fires, the ancient gate burned down.

Ostashkov Town Hall

The Town Hall is an architectural monument of the 18th century and one of the oldest buildings in Ostashkovo. Previously, it was the center of the economy, politics and social life of Ostashkovo.

Over the past centuries, the building has undergone refurbishment and restoration. The modern appearance of the building is somewhat different from the original. The Town Hall is located at the address: Pechatnikova Street, building No. 7.

Fire Tower

The old fire tower is located in the city of Ostashkov at the address: Sovetsky Lane, building No. 17 (formerly Torgovaya Square). The observation tower was built in the very center of the city in 1869. Currently, the tower is an architectural monument of antiquity and is recognized as an object strictly protected by law. The 1st floor of the building is built of brick in the neoclassical style.

Story

Known since the 14th century. A letter from the Lithuanian prince Olgerd to the Patriarch of Constantinople Philotheus, dated 1371, mentions Klichen, a border town of the Moscow principality, located on the island of the same name on Seliger. In 1393, Klichen was captured and burned by the Novgorodians. According to legend, after this the only resident of Klichen survived, the fisherman Evstafiy (Ostashko), who moved to the neighboring peninsula south of Klichen - from where the city got its name.

In 1772-1775 - the center of the Ostashkovsky district of the Novgorod province. In 1775, the city and the district were transferred to the Tver governorship (from 1776 - Tver province). During the redevelopment of district towns in the 18th century, it was the new layout of Ostashkov that was taken as a model for other district towns of the Russian Empire (as in 1763, the new regular layout of Tver was recognized as a reference for provincial cities). In 1929-1935 Ostashkov was part of the Western Region, from 1935 to 1990 - the Kalinin Region.

Religious buildings

Ostashkov, whose attractions are numerous ancient monuments, has a sister city in Estonia, which is called Maardu.

Chapel of Nil Stolobensky

The chapel is a modern brick structure, erected in honor of the 60th anniversary of the victory in the Second World War.

Ostashkov. You should start seeing the sights from the chapel of Nile Stolobensky.

The chapel was erected in 2005 in memory of those killed in the Great Patriotic War. The chapel is located in South Lane, next to the main post office building.

Bogorodetsky Zhitenny Convent

The monastery is located at the address: Ostashkov, st. Uritsky, house No. 1. Previously, in this building there was a monastery for men, erected in the name of the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos of Smolensk in the city of Klichen.

The burial of famous citizens of the city and clergy is organized within the walls of the monastery. During Soviet times, the monastery building was destroyed and devastated. In 2002, the building was restored and turned into a monastery for women.

Ascension or Znamensky Cathedral

In Ostashkovo there is a unique Cathedral of the Ascension, which is considered the main religious attraction of the city. Its location: st. Workers town, house number 1.

It is located on the site of an ancient convent, which was located on the shores of Lake Seliger. The cathedral has long been the custodian of the relics of St. Nile and is considered the main pilgrimage site for Orthodox believers.

Cathedral of the Life-Giving Trinity

Location of the cathedral: st. Pechatnikova, house No. 4. The cathedral, built in the Baroque style, is located near the Cathedral of the Resurrection. The date of its foundation is 1685. Today, the cathedral houses the main museum of the city of Ostashkovo. Inside the cathedral, church objects and numerous ancient frescoes are preserved.

Climate

• Average annual air temperature - 4.4 °C
• Average wind speed - 3.0 m/s

The most interesting museums

Numerous museums are located on the territory of Ostashkovo and in its surroundings.

Museum of Local History

The museum is located at the address: Ostashkov, st. Volodarsky, house No. 19. Museum opening hours: Wed. Fri. Sat. Sun. – from 11.00 to 17.00, Thursday. – 13.00 to 21.00, Monday and Tuesday are days off. The cost of a ticket to the museum is 100 rubles. The location of the museum is Trinity Cathedral.

The exhibits on display here are:

• paintings and sculptures;
• ancient objects of life and everyday life;
• devices for crafts and fishing.

For an additional payment of 50 rubles, you can climb to the upper bell tower and view Ostashkov from a “bird’s eye view”.

Museum of Forgotten Things

Location of the private museum: Ostashkov, st. Volodarsky, house No. 29. Museum opening hours: Thu. Fri. Sat. from 10.00 to 16.00. A ticket to the museum costs 100 rubles. Here are collections of retro and steampunk styles. There are many items dating from pre-revolutionary and Soviet times. The founder of the museum is Igor Afanasenko.

There are 3 thematic halls here:

• wooden exhibits;
• things from the USSR;
• retro-futuristic things.

Ostrog Museum

The address of the museum is: Ostashkov, Leninsky Prospekt, building No. 158. The museum is located in the building of a former prison. There is an exhibition here telling about the life of the repressed.

Tourists are invited to walk along the prison corridors and visit the prisoners' cells. The most tragic place in the museum is considered to be the execution room.

Monuments and Monuments

In the city there is a monument to the brave fighter who fought in Belarus - Konstantin Sergeevich Zaslonov. Ostashkov is the small homeland for the partisan leader. The monument is located on the station square in the city center. A memorial plaque is installed next to the sculpture. In former times, a house stood on this site in which the Zaslonov family lived.

Memorial "Ksty"

The memorial is located on the shores of Lake Peno. It is installed on the site of a village that was completely burned by the German invaders. The mournful memorial depicts the wall of a burnt house.

Next to her, kneeling, is a crying woman holding a baby in her arms. Sculptor of the memorial I. Brodsky, architect I. Pokrovsky. The memorial was opened for the 40th anniversary of the Victory. For the 65th anniversary of the victory, the memorial was completely restored.

Pyramid of Hunger

One of the many pyramids built by the famous inventor Alexander Golod is installed in Ostashkovo. It promotes the amazing properties of quartz pyramids and the unique effect on people of quartz models installed inside the pyramid.

Under the dome of the pyramid there is a cosmic swing. According to the author himself, when riding on a swing, you can feel a state of weightlessness.

Natural attractions

Ostashkov, whose attractions are unique natural attractions, received city status on May 28, 1770.

Museum of Nature of the Seliger Region

The Natural Museum was founded in 1986. Its exhibition is dedicated to the beauty of the Seliger region.

Here are located:

• a unique collection of rare butterflies living in this area;
• collection of bird nests and masonry;
• stuffed rare animals listed in the Red Book.

Here you can hear a story about the unique deep-sea world of Seliger.

Source of the Volga River

In the vicinity of the city of Ostashkov there is the source of the largest river in Russia, called the Volga. The river begins with a stream 1 m wide. Near the source there is a chapel and a font with blessed water.

Lake Seliger

The lake is located on the P-89 highway, a few km from the city of Ostashkov. It is a whole system of reservoirs connected by rivers. The total area of ​​the lake is 260 m², its average depth is about 7 m, the depressions reach a depth of up to 25 m. There are a huge number of sanatoriums, medical boarding houses and tourist centers on the coast of Seliger.

Economics [edit]

Industry[edit]

The main production enterprise of the Ostashkovsky district is the Ostashkovskaya tannery. Additionally, there are enterprises from the forestry, textile and food industries. [15]

Transport[edit]

Ostashkov railway station

The railway connecting Bologoe with Velikiye Luki passes through Ostashkov. Suburban trains run daily to Bologoe and Velikiye Luki (except Mondays and Wednesdays). Also, commuter trains run to Kuvshinovo twice a week (Monday and Friday). Trains to St. Petersburg and Moscow run infrequently, mainly during the summer tourist season.

Ostashkov is connected by road with Torzhok via Kuvshinovo. This road has access to the M10 highway connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg. Ostashkov is further connected to Staritsa via Selizharovo, to Andreapol via Peno, as well as to Demyansk and Maryevo. There are also local roads, bus traffic comes from Ostashkov.

Self-guided route for 1 day

In order to have an interesting and useful time in Ostashkovo, it is advisable to think in advance about the route for exploring the city on your own.

City tour in 1 day:

1. Excursion to the city's local history museum.
2. Inspection of the Valsky Pillar.
3. Visit to Ostashkov Town Hall.
4. Excursion to the Seliger Nature Museum.
5. A trip to the Pyramid of Hunger.
6. Visit to Trinity Cathedral.
7. Excursion to the Holguin Convent.

8. Visit to the fish museum.
9. Excursion to the Museum of Forgotten Things.

Links[edit]

Notes[edit]

1. ^ ab Law No. 34-ZO
2. ^ abcd Law No. 34-ZO establishes that the boundaries of settlements (administrative territorial units) are identical to the boundaries of urban and rural settlements (municipalities), and the boundaries of administrative districts are identical to the boundaries of municipal entities. In Law No. 40-ZO, which defines the boundaries and composition of the municipalities of the Ostashkovsky municipal district, the city of Ostashkov is included in the composition and administrative center of the Ostashkovsky urban settlement of this region.
3. ^ a b Federal State Statistics Service (2011). “All-Russian Population Census 2010. Volume 1" [All-Russian Population Census 2010, vol. 1]. All-Russian Population Census 2010 [All-Russian Population Census 2010]
   . Federal State Statistics Service.
4. ^ ab State Committee of the Russian Federation on Statistics. Committee of the Russian Federation for Standardization, Metrology and Certification. No. OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 “All-Russian classifier of objects of administrative-territorial division. Code 28 245", ed. changes No. 278 / 2015 dated January 1, 2016. (Goskomstat of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation for Standardization, Metrology and Certification. No. OK 019-95 January 1, 1997. Russian classification of administrative divisions) (OKATO).
   Code 28 245 , as amended by Amendment No. 278/2015 of 01/01/2016).
5. ^ abcd Law No. 40-ZO
6. Law No. 4-ZO
7. "On the Calculation of Time". Official Internet portal of legal information
   . June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
8. Post office. Information and computing center of OASU RPO. ( Post office
   ).
   Search for postal service objects ( postal Search for objects
   ) (in Russian)
9. ↑
   Federal State Statistics Service of Russia (May 21, 2004).
   “The population of Russia, the constituent entities of the Russian Federation as part of federal districts, urban settlements, settlements, settlements of 3 thousand or more people” [Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal districts, districts, urban settlements, rural settlements - administrative centers and rural settlements with a population of more than 3,000 people] (XLS). All-Russian Population Census 2002
   .
10. “All-Union Population Census of 1989. The current population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous regions and districts, territories, negative phenomena, urban settlements and rural district centers” [All-Union Population Census of 1989: current population of union and autonomous republics, Autonomous regions and districts , territories, regions, districts, towns and villages performing the functions of district administrative centers. All-Union Population Census of 1989 [All-Union Population Census of 1989]
    .
    Institute of Demography of the National Research University: Higher School of Economics [Institute of Demography of the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 - via Demoscope Weekly
    .
11. ^ abc Malygin, P. D.; Smirnov, S. N. (2007). History of the administrative-territorial division of the Tver Region (PDF). Tver. pp. 14–15. OCLC 540329541.
12. ^ ab Vorobyov, M. V. (1993). G. V. Tufanova (ed.). Administrative-territorial division of the Smolensk region (in Russian). State Archive of the Smolensk Region. pp. 118–133.
13. ^ a b Information on changes in the administrative-territorial division of the Tver region - Kalinin region (in Russian). Archives of Russia. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
14. ^ B s d e g Vladimirov, Nikolai. “Archival copy” of Ostashkov during the Great Patriotic War (in Russian). Seliger Ostashkov. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
15. Sectoral orientation of the municipality (in Russian). Official website of the Ostashkovsky district. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
16. Monuments of history and culture of the peoples of the Russian Federation (in Russian). Ministry of Culture of Russia. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
17. Ostashkovsky Museum of Local Lore (in Russian). Russian Cultural Heritage Network. Retrieved January 5, 2015.

Sources [edit]

• Legislative Assembly of the Tver Region. Law No. 34-ZO of April 17, 2006 “On the administrative-territorial structure of the Tver region,” as amended. Law No. 66-ZO of October 1, 2014 “On amendments to Article 18 of the Law of the Tver Region” On the administrative-territorial structure of the Tver Region “”. Came into force on the date of official publication. Published: “Tver Gazette”, No. 17 (special issue), April 19, 2006 (Legislative Assembly of the Tver Region. Law of April 17, 2006 No. 34-ZO “ On the administrative-territorial structure of the Tver Region”
  as amended by the Law dated October 1, 2014 No. 66-ZO “
  On amendments to Article 18 of the Law of the City of Tver”).
  Region “On the administrative-territorial structure of the Tver region” . Valid from the date of official publication.).
• Legislative Assembly of the Tver Region. Law No. 40-ZO of February 28, 2005 “On establishing the boundaries of municipalities that are part of the territory of the municipal formation of the Tver region” Ostashkovsky district “and granting them the status of urban and rural settlements,” as amended. Law No. 16-ZO of March 28, 2013 “On the transformation of the municipalities of the Shchuchenskoye rural settlement of the Ostashkovsky district of the Tver region and the Svyatoselskoye rural settlement of the Ostashkovsky district of the Tver region and amendments to the Law of the Tver region” On the establishment of the boundaries of municipal entities that are part of the territory of the municipal formation of the Tver region "Ostashkovsky district", and giving them the status of an urban, rural settlement "". Came into force on the date of official publication. Published: “Tver Gazette”, No. 10, March 11–17, 2005 (Legislative Assembly of the Tver Region. Law No. 40-ZO of February 28, 2005 On the establishment of the boundaries of municipal entities in the territory of the municipal formation “Ostashkovsky district” includes giving them the status of urban and rural settlements
  , as amended by the Law of March 28, 2013 No. 16-ZO “
  On the transformation of municipalities - the Shchuchenskoye rural settlement of the Ostashkovsky district of the Tver region and the Svyatoselskoye rural settlement of the Ostashkovsky district of the Tver region and on amendments to the Law of the Tver region "On establishing the boundaries of municipalities that are part of the municipal formation "Ostashkovsky District", and on assigning them the status of urban and rural settlements
  ." Valid from the date of official publication.).
• Legislative Assembly of the Tver Region. Law No. 4-ZO of January 18, 2005 “On establishing the boundaries of municipalities of the Tver region and granting them the status of urban districts and municipal communications,” as amended. Law No. 65-ZO of July 24, 2012 “On amendments to Article 2 of the Law of the Tver Region” On establishing the boundaries of municipalities of the Tver Region and granting them the status of city districts and municipal communications “”. Came into force ten days after official publication. Published: “Tver Gazette”, No. 3, January 21–27, 2005 (Legislative Assembly of the Tver Region. Law of January 18, 2005 No. 4-ZO “ On establishing the boundaries of municipalities of the Tver Region and giving them the status of city districts, municipal formations").
  As amended by Law No. 65-ZO dated July 24, 2012 “
  On amendments to Article 2 of the Law of the Tver Region “On establishing the boundaries of municipalities of the Tver Region and giving them the status of city districts, municipal districts
  . Valid from the day that occurs ten days after official publication.).

Interesting places to relax with children

In the city and in its surroundings you can find entertainment prepared for joint recreation with children.

Ecocomplex SDL

The eco-complex is located in the village of Petrikovo, Ostashkovsky district. Here you can have an interesting time playing bowling. On weekdays the complex is open from 15.00 to 22.00. On weekends and holidays from 10.00 to 22.00. The bowling alley has 6 lanes.

The cost of visiting the bowling alley is from 600 rubles. up to 1,400 rub. depending on the time and day of visit. Also, the complex has 2 air hockey tables. The cost of 1 game is 90 rubles.

"Teterin's film"

You can have an interesting time with your child by visiting the cinema. The Teterin Film cinema is located at 5 Rabochaya Street. The cinema is open daily from 10:00 am to 11:00 pm. The cinema has 2 cinema halls that support 2D and 3D cinema formats. Ticket prices range from 99 to 299 rubles. depending on the movie offered and the time it was viewed.

Pool

You can spend your time interestingly and usefully in the swimming pool. The pool is located at the address: Ostashkov city, Novaya street, building 54. The pool has 25 and 50 meter pools with warm water and hydromassage.