Lesnoy District ( Russian : Лесно́й райо́н ) is an administrative and municipal district ( raion ), one of the thirty-six in Tver Oblast , Russia . It is located in the northeast of the oblast and borders with Pestovsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the north, Sandovsky District in the east, Maksatikhinsky District in the south, Udomelsky District in the southwest, and with Moshenskoy District of Novgorod Oblast in the northwest. The area of the district is 1,633 square kilometers (631 sq mi). Its administrative center is the rural locality (a selo ) of Lesnoye . Population: 5,252 ( 2010 Census ); 6,833 ( 2002 Census ) ; 8,177 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . The population of Lesnoye accounts for 31.7% of the district's total population.
17-538: Lesnoy (masculine), Lesnaya (feminine), or Lesnoye (neuter) may refer to: Places [ edit ] Lesnoy District , a district of Tver Oblast, Russia Lesnoy Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which the Work Settlement of Lesnoy in Pushkinsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia is incorporated as Lesnoye Urban Settlement, a municipal formation which
34-585: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lesnoy District The whole area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Mologa River , a major tributary of the Rybinsk Reservoir . The Mologa crosses the eastern part of the district from south to north, and stretches of its course form the boundary between Lesnoy District and Maksatikhinsky and Sandovsky Districts. The principal tributaries of
51-470: The Governorate of Vyborg ( Russian : Выборгская губерния ). From August 18, 1914 to January 26, 1924 it was named Petrograd Governorate , and during 1924–1927 — Leningrad Governorate . It was abolished on August 1, 1927 when modern Leningrad Oblast was created. The governorate was composed of eight counties ( uezds ) as of January 1, 1914. Follows the table: Served as chair of
68-508: The 15th century, together with Novgorod, the area was annexed by the Grand Duchy of Moscow . It belonged to Bezhetsk Pyatina , one of the five pyatinas into which Novgorod lands were divided. In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great , the area was included into Ingermanland Governorate (known since 1710 as Saint Petersburg Governorate ), but in 1727 it
85-660: The Mologa within the district are the Keza and the Saragozha . 65% of the district area is covered by forests. The area of the district was originally populated by the Finnic peoples , in the 11th century, Slavs started to arrive. In the 13th century, the town of Ilovl (Ilov) was located in the area, which belonged to the Novgorod Republic . The town was presumably destroyed by Mongols . In
102-733: The Urban-Type Settlement of Lesnoy in Verkhnekamsky District of Kirov Oblast, Russia is incorporated as Lesnoy, Russia ( Lesnaya , Lesnoye ), several inhabited localities in Russia Lesnoy, alternative name of Meşəli, Khojali , Azerbaijan Lyasny , several inhabited localities in Belarus called 'Lesnoy' in Russian Other uses [ edit ] Lesnoy (surname) Lesnaya (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
119-644: The complex of the Ascencion Church (1749) in the selo of Mikhaylovskoye , the tomb of Lieutenant Dmitry Ilyin , a participant of the Battle of Chesma , in the village of Zastizhye , as well as a number of archeological sites. Saint Petersburg Governorate The Saint Petersburg Governorate was a province ( guberniya ) of the Russian Empire , with its capital in Saint Petersburg . The governorate
136-543: The district. The main agricultural specialization of the district is cattle breeding with meat and milk production. Lesnoye is connected by road with Maksatikha. There are some local roads, however, there are no roads which connect the district and Novgorod Oblast. None of the rivers in the district are navigable. The district contains seven cultural heritage monuments of federal significance and additionally twenty-four objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. The federal monuments include
153-517: The governorate was renamed St. Petersburg Governorate after the newly founded city of Saint Petersburg , and in 1721 the former Swedish Duchy of Ingria , and parts of the County of Kexholm and the County of Viborg and Nyslott were formally ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Nystad . After the Treaty of Åbo in 1743, the parts of Kexholm and Viborg were joined with new territorial gains from Sweden into
170-448: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lesnoy . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lesnoy&oldid=1244796872 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
187-402: The same year Ingermanland Governorate was further expanded to encompass the regions of Pskov, Novgorod and other towns of Western Russia. As with the rest of the governorates, neither the borders nor internal subdivisions of Ingermanland Governorate were defined; instead, the territory was defined as a set of cities and the lands adjacent to those cities. By another edict on June 3, 1710,
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#1732856196465204-592: Was composed of 44,613 square kilometres (17,225 sq mi) of area and 2,112,033 inhabitants. It was bordered by Estonian and Livonian Governorates to the west, Pskov Governorate to the south, Novgorod Governorate to the east, Olonets Governorate to the northeast, and Vyborg Governorate of the Grand Duchy of Finland to the north. The governorate covered most of the areas of modern Leningrad Oblast and Ida-Viru , Jõgeva , Tartu , Põlva , and Võru counties of Estonia. Ingermanland Governorate ( Ингерманла́ндская губе́рния , Ingermanlandskaya guberniya )
221-584: Was created from the territories reconquered from the Swedish Empire in the Great Northern War . In 1704 prince Alexander Menshikov was appointed as its first governor, and in 1706 it was first Russian region designated as a Governorate . According to the Tsar Peter the Great 's edict as on December 29 [ O.S. December 18], 1708, the whole Russia was split into eight Governorates. In
238-414: Was re-established. The area was split between three volosts of Vesyegonsky Uyezd, Nikolskaya, Mikhaylovskaya, and Lopatinskaya Volosts. On April 25, 1921, Vesyegonsky Uyezd was transferred to newly established Rybinsk Governorate . In 1922, part of the area was transferred to Vyshnevolotsky Uyezd of Tver Governorate. On February 15, 1923, Rybinsk Governorate was abolished, and Vesyegonsky uyezd
255-497: Was renamed Lesnoy District. On January 29, 1935 Kalinin Oblast was established, and Lesnoy District was transferred to Kalinin Oblast. In February 1963, during the abortive administrative reform by Nikita Khrushchev , Lesnoy District was merged into Maksatikhinsky District, but on December 30, 1966 it was re-established. In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast. There are enterprises of timber and food industries in
272-498: Was transferred back to Tver Governorate. On July 12, 1929 the governorates and uyezds were abolished. Mikhaylovsky District, with the administrative center in the selo of Smerdyn, was established within Bezhetsk Okrug of Moscow Oblast . On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were abolished, and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. On December 25, 1930 Smerdyn was renamed Lesnoye, and Mikhaylovsky District
289-401: Was transferred to Moscow Governorate . In 1775, Tver Viceroyalty was formed from the lands which previously belonged to Moscow and Novgorod Governorates , and in 1776 Vesyegonsky Uyezd was established as a part of Tver Viceroyalty. In 1796, the viceroyalty was transformed into Tver Governorate , and Vesyegonsky Uyezd was abolished, the area was moved to Bezhetsky Uyezd . In 1803, the uyezd
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