Andreapol (English) Андреаполь (Russian) |
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Location of Tver Oblast in Russia |
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Administrative status (as of December 2012) | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
Administrative district | Andreapolsky District |
Urban settlement | Andreapol |
Administrative center of | Andreapolsky District, Andreapol Urban Settlement |
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Municipal district | Andreapolsky Municipal District |
Urban settlement | Andreapol Urban Settlement |
Administrative center of | Andreapolsky Municipal District, Andreapol Urban Settlement |
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Population (2010 Census) | 8,286 inhabitants |
Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
Founded | 1906 |
Town status since | 1967 |
Postal code(s) | 172800, 172801 |
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Andreapol (Russian: Андреа́поль) is a town and the administrative center of Andreapolsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Valdai Hills on the left bank in the upper course of the Western Dvina River. Population: 8,286 (2010 Census);9,317 (2002 Census);9,610 (1989 Census); 12,000 (1968).
The Dubna Volost, currently a part of Andreapol, was mentioned in the chronicles in 1489. After several wars between Moscow and Lithuania, during which the area was transferred to Lithuania and back, it was in 1508 again included to the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great, the area was included into Ingermanlandia Governorate (since 1710 known as Saint Petersburg Governorate), and in 1727 Novgorod Governorate split off. In 1772, as a result of the First Partition of Poland, Pskov Governorate was created, and the area on the right bank of the Western Dvina was included into Toropetsky Uyezd of Pskov Governorate. In 1777, Pskov Governorate was transformed into Pskov Viceroyalty, and in 1796, the viceroyalty was abolished, and Pskov Governorate was restored.
Between 1810 and 1843, a spa resort was operating in Andreapol, at the time Adreyano Pole. Between 1904 and 1907, the construction of the railroad to Bologoye was completed. In 1906, the station of Andreapol was opened, and the selo of Andreapol, which included villages of Dubna, Andreyano Pole, and Gorka, was established. The name of Andreapol is an adaptation of Andreyano Pole.