Belyovsky District ( Russian : Белёвский райо́н ) is an administrative district ( raion ), one of the twenty-three in Tula Oblast , Russia . Within the framework of municipal divisions , it is incorporated as Belyovsky Municipal District . It is located in the west of the oblast . The area of the district is 1,190 square kilometers (460 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Belyov . Population: 20,952 ( 2010 Census ); 24,912 ( 2002 Census ) ; 30,124 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . The population of Belyov accounts for 66.4% of the district's total population.
11-549: Belyovsky District is located in the west of Tula Oblast, on hilly terrain in the central Russian Plain . The district is 80 km southwest of the city of Tula , and about 200 km southwest of Moscow . A highway runs directly from the district's central city of Belyov to the city of Tula, and another highway runs north-south through the middle of the district along the Oka River . The area measures 40 km (north-south), and 42.5 km (west-east). The administrative center
22-418: A popular tourist destination , particularly for fishing. The towns of Ostashkov and Valday are also known for their historical associations. Valdaysky National Park was established in 1990 in the southern part of Novgorod Oblast to protect the landscapes of the highest part of the hills. The park includes Lake Valdayskoye and the northern section of Lake Seliger, as well as the town of Valday. Since 2004,
33-460: Is the town of Belyov. The district is bordered on the north by Suvorovsky District , on the east by Odoyevsky District , on the south by Arsenyevsky District , and on the west by Kozelsky District (Kaluga Oblast), Ulyanovsky District ) (Kaluga Oblast), and Bolkhovsky District (Oryol Oblast). The district's history is centered on the city of Belyov, one of the oldest cities in Russia. Because it
44-826: The Baltic states ( Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania ), European Russia , Belarus , Ukraine , Moldova , southeastern Romania , and, at its southernmost point, the Danubian Plain in Northern Bulgaria (including Ludogorie and Southern Dobruja ), it constitutes the majority of the Great European Plain (European Plain), the greatest mountain-free part of the European landscape. The plain spans approximately 4,000,000 km (2,000,000 sq mi) and averages about 170 m (560 ft) in elevation. The highest point of
55-962: The Central Russian Upland , and, on the eastern border, encompasses the Volga Upland . The plain includes also a series of major river basins such as the Dnepr Basin , the Oka–Don Lowland , and the Volga Basin . At the southeastern point of the East European Plain are the Caucasus and Crimean mountain ranges . Together with the North European Plain (covering much of Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and Poland), and covering
66-1402: The Daugava (the Western Dvina), the Lovat , the Msta , the Dnieper , the Syas , and other rivers originate in the Valdai Hills. The region thus is divided among the drainage basins of the Caspian Sea (the Volga), the Black Sea (the Dnieper), and the Baltic Sea (the Msta and the Lovat via the Volkhov , the Syas via Lake Ladoga and the Neva , and the Daugava). It is a place of many lakes, among them Lake Volgo , Lake Peno , Lake Seliger , Lake Brosno , and Lake Valdayskoye . During
77-832: The Great , the district was officially formed as part of Tula Province. The Russian poet Vasily Zhukovsky was born in the village of Mishenskoe in Belyovsky District in 1783. East European Plain The East European Plain (also called the Russian Plain , or historically the Sarmatic Plain ) is a vast interior plain extending east of the North European Plain , and comprising several plateaus stretching roughly from 25 degrees longitude eastward. It includes Volhynian-Podolian Upland on its westernmost fringe,
88-531: The National Park has the status of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve . The hills are a northward extension of the Central Russian Upland . To the northwest stretches the Vepsian Upland . The ridge is overlain by deposited glacial materials in the form of terminal moraines and other detritus . The Valdai Hills reach their maximum height of 346.9 m (1,138 ft) near Vyshny Volochyok . The Volga ,
99-648: The plain, located in the Valdai Hills , is 346.9 metres (1,138.1 ft). The following major landform features are within the East European Plain (listed generally from north to south). [REDACTED] Media related to East European Plain at Wikimedia Commons Valdai Hills The Valdai Hills , sometimes shortened to Valdai , are an upland region in the north-west of central European Russia running north–south, about midway between Saint Petersburg and Moscow , spanning Leningrad , Novgorod , Tver , Pskov , and Smolensk Oblasts . The Valdai Hills are
110-566: Was on the southwest frontier of the central Russian area for several centuries, it changed hands frequently and saw much fighting. The earliest recorded inhabitants were the Vyatichi tribe of the Eastern Slavs, at least through the 10th century. Located on the upper reaches of the Oka River, the area grew economically on trade and the production of handicrafts. During the times of Kievan Rus' , it
121-543: Was part of the Principality of Chernigov . In the 14th and 15th centuries, it was part of Lithuania. Ivan III ("the Great") attached the area to Russia by the end of the 15th century. The region was attacked by the Tatars in 1507, 1512, 1530, 1536 and 1544. During this time, Belyev became both a fortress in the defensive line of Russia and a major religious center with two monasteries founded. In 1777, by decree of Catherine
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