Torzhok
Torzhok
Торжок | |
|---|---|
Town of oblast significance | |
View of Borisoglebsky Monastery | |
Location of Torzhok | |
| Coordinates: 57°02′N 34°58′E / 57.033°N 34.967°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| First mentioned | 1139 |
| Town status since | 1775 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yevgeny Ignatov |
| Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 47,644 |
| • Subordinated to | Torzhok Okrug |
| • Capital of | Torzhoksky District, Torzhok Okrug |
| • Urban okrug | Torzhok Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Torzhok Urban Okrug, Torzhoksky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 172000-172011 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 48251 |
| OKTMO ID | 28750000001 |
| Website | torzhok-adm |
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Torzhok (Russian: Торжо́к) is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Tvertsa River along the federal highway M10 and a branch of the Oktyabrskaya Railway division of the Russian Railways. The town is famous for its folk craft of goldwork embroidery. Population: 47,644 (2010 Census); 48,967 (2002 Census); 49,982 (1989 Soviet census).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 12,700 | — |
| 1939 | 29,309 | +130.8% |
| 1959 | 34,921 | +19.1% |
| 1970 | 45,443 | +30.1% |
| 1979 | 47,214 | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 49,982 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 48,967 | −2.0% |
| 2010 | 47,644 | −2.7% |
| 2021 | 41,116 | −13.7% |
| Source: Census data | ||