Pestovo
Пестово | |
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![]() Town hall of Pestovo | |
Coordinates: 58°36′N 35°49′E / 58.600°N 35.817°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Novgorod Oblast [1] |
Administrative district | Pestovsky District [1] |
Town of district significance | Pestovo [2] |
Founded | 1925 [3] |
Town status since | January 12, 1965 [4] |
Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,903 |
• Capital of | Pestovsky District, [1] town of district significance of Pestovo [2] |
• Municipal district | Pestovsky Municipal District [6] |
• Urban settlement | Pestovskoye Urban Settlement [7] |
• Capital of | Pestovsky Municipal District, [6] Pestovskoye Urban Settlement [7] |
Time zone |
UTC+3 (
MSK
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Postal code(s) [9] | 174510, 174511 |
OKTMO ID | 49632101001 |
Website |
pestovo-goradmin |
Pestovo ( Russian: Песто́во) is a town and the administrative center of Pestovsky District in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located in the Valdai Hills on the Mologa River. Population: 15,903 ( 2010 Russian census); [5] 15,990 ( 2002 Census); [10] 15,941 ( 1989 Soviet census). [11]
In the 1910s, a railway between Sonkovo and Mga was built. [3] The railway station which is now located in the town of Pestovo was named after the village of Russkoye Pestovo, located 2 versts (2.1 km; 1.3 mi) from the station. [3] The first train arrived to the station in 1915. [3] The name of Russkoye Pestovo, and subsequently the name of Pestovo, originates from the personal Novgorodian name Pest. [12] At the time, the area was a part of Ustyuzhensky Uyezd in Cherepovets Governorate.
In 1924, a sawmill was constructed on the bank of the Mologa close to the station. [3] The sawmill was built by a German company and given to it as a concession. [3] In 1925, a settlement of Pestovo, serving the sawmill, was founded. [12]
On August 1, 1927, Cherepovets Governorate was abolished, and its territory was merged into Cherepovets Okrug of Leningrad Oblast.[ citation needed] The uyezds were abolished as well and, effective October 1, 1927, Pestovsky District was established, with the administrative center in Pestovo. [13] On September 19, 1927, Pestovo was granted work settlement status. [14] On July 23, 1930 the okrugs were abolished and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. [15] On July 5, 1944, Pestovsky District was transferred to newly established Novgorod Oblast. [4] On January 12, 1965, Pestovo was granted the town status. [4]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pestovo serves as the administrative center of Pestovsky District. [1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Pestovsky District as the town of district significance of Pestovo. [2] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Pestovo is incorporated within Pestovsky Municipal District as Pestovskoye Urban Settlement. [7]
There is a mechanical factory in Pestovo which currently mainly produces metallic containers and construction blocks. There are also enterprises of timber industry and food industry. [16]
The railway connecting Sonkovo and Mga, or, more generally, the northern railroad between Moscow and St. Petersburg, crosses Pestovsky District. Pestovo has a railway station. As of 2012, it was only served by local trains.
A road connecting Ustyuzhna with Borovichi runs through Pestovo.
The Intercession Church located in Pestovo is protected as a cultural heritage monument of local significance. [17] The church was built in the second half of the 19th century in the village of Pokrov-Mologa, located on the right bank of the Mologa River. The village was subsequently included in Pestovo.
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Pestovo
Пестово | |
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![]() Town hall of Pestovo | |
Coordinates: 58°36′N 35°49′E / 58.600°N 35.817°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Novgorod Oblast [1] |
Administrative district | Pestovsky District [1] |
Town of district significance | Pestovo [2] |
Founded | 1925 [3] |
Town status since | January 12, 1965 [4] |
Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,903 |
• Capital of | Pestovsky District, [1] town of district significance of Pestovo [2] |
• Municipal district | Pestovsky Municipal District [6] |
• Urban settlement | Pestovskoye Urban Settlement [7] |
• Capital of | Pestovsky Municipal District, [6] Pestovskoye Urban Settlement [7] |
Time zone |
UTC+3 (
MSK
![]() |
Postal code(s) [9] | 174510, 174511 |
OKTMO ID | 49632101001 |
Website |
pestovo-goradmin |
Pestovo ( Russian: Песто́во) is a town and the administrative center of Pestovsky District in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located in the Valdai Hills on the Mologa River. Population: 15,903 ( 2010 Russian census); [5] 15,990 ( 2002 Census); [10] 15,941 ( 1989 Soviet census). [11]
In the 1910s, a railway between Sonkovo and Mga was built. [3] The railway station which is now located in the town of Pestovo was named after the village of Russkoye Pestovo, located 2 versts (2.1 km; 1.3 mi) from the station. [3] The first train arrived to the station in 1915. [3] The name of Russkoye Pestovo, and subsequently the name of Pestovo, originates from the personal Novgorodian name Pest. [12] At the time, the area was a part of Ustyuzhensky Uyezd in Cherepovets Governorate.
In 1924, a sawmill was constructed on the bank of the Mologa close to the station. [3] The sawmill was built by a German company and given to it as a concession. [3] In 1925, a settlement of Pestovo, serving the sawmill, was founded. [12]
On August 1, 1927, Cherepovets Governorate was abolished, and its territory was merged into Cherepovets Okrug of Leningrad Oblast.[ citation needed] The uyezds were abolished as well and, effective October 1, 1927, Pestovsky District was established, with the administrative center in Pestovo. [13] On September 19, 1927, Pestovo was granted work settlement status. [14] On July 23, 1930 the okrugs were abolished and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. [15] On July 5, 1944, Pestovsky District was transferred to newly established Novgorod Oblast. [4] On January 12, 1965, Pestovo was granted the town status. [4]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pestovo serves as the administrative center of Pestovsky District. [1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Pestovsky District as the town of district significance of Pestovo. [2] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Pestovo is incorporated within Pestovsky Municipal District as Pestovskoye Urban Settlement. [7]
There is a mechanical factory in Pestovo which currently mainly produces metallic containers and construction blocks. There are also enterprises of timber industry and food industry. [16]
The railway connecting Sonkovo and Mga, or, more generally, the northern railroad between Moscow and St. Petersburg, crosses Pestovsky District. Pestovo has a railway station. As of 2012, it was only served by local trains.
A road connecting Ustyuzhna with Borovichi runs through Pestovo.
The Intercession Church located in Pestovo is protected as a cultural heritage monument of local significance. [17] The church was built in the second half of the 19th century in the village of Pokrov-Mologa, located on the right bank of the Mologa River. The village was subsequently included in Pestovo.
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