Rzhev

For the Murmansk Shipping Company steamship, see SS Rzhev.

Rzhev
Ржев
Town of oblast significance[1]
Top:View of Rzhev Revolution Square and commercial area, Second:Alexander Nevsky Chapel, Rzhev Soviet (Russia) House, Third:Rzhev Herritage Post Office, Rzhev Libertors Obelisk, Bottom:Volzhskie Bridge and Volga River (all items from left to right)
Top:View of Rzhev Revolution Square and commercial area, Second:Alexander Nevsky Chapel, Rzhev Soviet (Russia) House, Third:Rzhev Herritage Post Office, Rzhev Libertors Obelisk, Bottom:Volzhskie Bridge and Volga River (all items from left to right)
Flag of Rzhev
Flag
Coat of arms of Rzhev
Coat of arms
Location of Rzhev
Map
Rzhev is located in Russia
Rzhev
Rzhev
Location of Rzhev
Rzhev is located in Tver Oblast
Rzhev
Rzhev
Rzhev (Tver Oblast)
Coordinates: 56°15′N 34°19′E / 56.250°N 34.317°E / 56.250; 34.317
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTver Oblast[1]
First mentioned1216
Government
 • Head of AdministrationAlexander Shcheteshin
Elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total
61,982
 • Rank257th in 2010
 • Subordinated toRzhev Okrug[1]
 • Capital ofRzhevsky District,[3] Rzhev Okrug[1]
 • Urban okrugRzhev Urban Okrug[4]
 • Capital ofRzhev Urban Okrug,[4] Rzhevsky Municipal District[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
172380
Dialing code(s)+7 48232
OKTMO ID28745000001
Websitewww.rzhevcity.ru
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Rzhev (Russian: Ржев, IPA: [ˈrʐɛf]) is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, located 49 kilometers (30 mi) southwest of Staritsa and 126 kilometers (78 mi) from Tver, on the highway and railway connecting Moscow and Riga. It is the uppermost town situated on the Volga River. Population: 61,982 (2010 Census);[2] 63,729 (2002 Census);[7] 69,808 (1989 Soviet census).[8]

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  8. ^ 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.