Kimry
Kimry
Кимры | |
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Town of oblast significance | |
Clockwise from top: Cathedral of the Transfiguration, Church of the Ascension, Kimry drama and comedy theatre, Kimry Bridge over Volga, Peasant house(?), Luzhin wooden house | |
Location of Kimry | |
| Coordinates: 56°52′N 37°21′E / 56.867°N 37.350°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| First mentioned | 1546 |
| Town status since | 1917 |
| Elevation | 219 m (719 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 49,628 |
| • Rank | 322nd in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | Kimry Okrug |
| • Capital of | Kimrsky District, Kimry Okrug |
| • Urban okrug | Kimry Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Kimry Urban Okrug, Kimrsky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 171500–171508 |
| OKTMO ID | 28726000001 |
| Website | adm-kimry |
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Kimry (Russian: Ки́мры), formerly Kimra (Кимра), is a town in the south of Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River at its confluence with the Kimrka River, 133 kilometers (83 mi) to the east of Tver. Population: 49,628 (2010 Census); 53,650 (2002 Census); 61,535 (1989 Soviet census).