Bologoye, Tver Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Bologoye.

Bologoye Бологое
Town[1]
Aerial view of Bologoye
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Bologoye
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Coordinates: 57°53′N 34°03′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tver Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Bologovsky District[2]
Urban settlement	Bologoye[2]
First mentioned	1495
Elevation	175 m (574 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	23,494
Administrative status
• Capital of	Bologovsky District,[4] Bologoye Urban Settlement[2]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Bologovsky Municipal District[5]
• Urban settlement	Bologoye Urban Settlement[5]
• Capital of	Bologovsky Municipal District,[6] Bologoye Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [7])
Postal code(s)[8]	171070–171072, 171075–171076, 171080–171081
OKTMO ID	28608101001
Website	www.bologoe-gorod.ru

Bologoye (Russian: Болого́е) is a town and the administrative center of Bologovsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, as well as a major railway hub. It is located approximately halfway between Moscow and St. Petersburg on the railway route connecting the two cities. Population: 23,494 (2010 Census);^[3] 26,612 (2002 Census);^[9] 35,926 (1989 Soviet census).^[10]

Etymology

The name of the town derives from the name of nearby Lake Bologoye.

History

Great Patriotic War memorial at Lake Bologoye

The first mention of Bologoye in historic records dates back to 1495, which is considered its year of foundation.^[11] In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great, Bologoye was included into the Ingermanland Governorate (known since 1710 as the St. Petersburg Governorate).^{[citation needed]} In 1727, a separate Novgorod Governorate was split off.^[12] In 1770, it became a part of Valdaysky Uyezd of Novgorod Viceroyalty.^{[citation needed]} In 1796, the viceroyalty was transformed into Novgorod Governorate.^[13]

In 1851, Bologoye became a station of the Moscow – Saint Petersburg Railway. In the second half of the 19th century, the Rybinsk–Pskov–Vindava railway passed through Bologoye, turning it into a large railway junction. Railway-related industries have contributed significantly to the town's growth.

On June 3, 1917, Bologoye was granted town status.^[14] Between April 1, 1919 and October 1920, the administrative center of the uyezd was transferred from Valday to Bologoye, but soon after it was moved back to Valday.^[15]

In August 1927, the governorates and uyezds were abolished. Bologovsky District, with the administrative center in Bologoye, was established within Borovichi Okrug of Leningrad Oblast effective October 1, 1927.^[16] It included parts of former Valdaysky and Borovichsky Uyezds.^[16] On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were abolished and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast.^[17] On January 29, 1935, Bologovsky District was transferred to newly established Kalinin Oblast.^[16][18] In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast.^[19]

On November 27, 2009, the town was the site of a derailment of an express train on the Moscow–St. Petersburg railway.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bologoye serves as the administrative center of Bologovsky District.^[4] As an administrative division, it is, together with ten rural localities, incorporated within Bologovsky District as Bologoye Urban Settlement.^[2] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Bologovsky Municipal District.^[5]

Culture and recreation

Bologoye hosts the Nikolay Dubravitsky Bologoye District Museum which specializes in the history of Bologovsky District.^[20]

Economy

Industry

The industry of Bologoye mainly serves the railways.^[21] Additionally, there are a pipe production factory, a glass-making factory, a metal production plant, as well as enterprises of construction and food industries.^[22]

Transportation

Bologoye is a major railway hub, where four railway lines cross. One connects Moscow and St. Petersburg, while the other three connect the town with Rybinsk via Bezhetsk and Sonkovo, with Pskov via Valday and Staraya Russa, and with Velikiye Luki via Andreapol. There is passenger traffic along all these lines.

Bologoye has access to the M10 Highway, which connects Moscow and St. Petersburg. There are local roads as well.

Memorial chapel in Bologoye.

Climate

Climate data for Bologoye
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	8.3 (46.9)	9.2 (48.6)	17.8 (64.0)	26.3 (79.3)	31.4 (88.5)	34.9 (94.8)	35.7 (96.3)	35.8 (96.4)	30.5 (86.9)	23.7 (74.7)	12.6 (54.7)	9.7 (49.5)	35.8 (96.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−4.5 (23.9)	−3.5 (25.7)	2.1 (35.8)	10.1 (50.2)	17.2 (63.0)	21.0 (69.8)	23.3 (73.9)	21.2 (70.2)	15.3 (59.5)	7.7 (45.9)	0.8 (33.4)	−2.9 (26.8)	9.0 (48.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−7.0 (19.4)	−6.8 (19.8)	−2.0 (28.4)	5.1 (41.2)	11.6 (52.9)	15.7 (60.3)	18.0 (64.4)	16.0 (60.8)	10.7 (51.3)	4.6 (40.3)	−1.2 (29.8)	−5.0 (23.0)	5.0 (41.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−9.8 (14.4)	−10.1 (13.8)	−5.9 (21.4)	0.4 (32.7)	6.1 (43.0)	10.4 (50.7)	13.0 (55.4)	11.4 (52.5)	6.8 (44.2)	1.9 (35.4)	−3.3 (26.1)	−7.4 (18.7)	1.1 (34.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−40.0 (−40.0)	−36.1 (−33.0)	−32.2 (−26.0)	−16.9 (1.6)	−6.0 (21.2)	−1.1 (30.0)	0.9 (33.6)	−2.2 (28.0)	−6.1 (21.0)	−15.2 (4.6)	−27.9 (−18.2)	−43.4 (−46.1)	−43.4 (−46.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	46 (1.8)	33 (1.3)	35 (1.4)	32 (1.3)	56 (2.2)	78 (3.1)	83 (3.3)	83 (3.3)	62 (2.4)	63 (2.5)	51 (2.0)	51 (2.0)	673 (26.5)
Source: Pogodaiklimat.ru[23]

References

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 #20-ZO, which describes the borders and the composition of the municipal formations in Bologovsky Municipal District, lists the town of Bologoye as a part and the administrative center of Bologoye Urban Settlement of that district.
3. 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.
4. 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 28 208», 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 28 208, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
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10. 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.
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15. Snytko et al., p. 35
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18. Справка об изменениях в административно-территориальном делении Тверской губернии - Калининской области (in Russian). Архивы России. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
19. "17 июля 1990 года Калинин стал Тверью". Tvernews (in Russian). July 17, 2021.
20. Бологовский краеведческий музей имени Н.И. Дубравицкого (in Russian). Bologoye Town Library. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
21. Район в цифрах (in Russian). Администрация МО Бологовский район. Retrieved October 31, 2013.
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External links

• (in Russian) Official website of Bologoye