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Sonkovo (Russian: Сонко́во) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Sonkovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 4,164 (2010 Census);[3] 4,577 (2002 Census);[8] 5,988 (1989 Census).[9]

Sonkovo Сонково
Work settlement[1]
The Shcheglov House in Sonkovo
Location of Sonkovo
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Coordinates: 57°46′N 37°09′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tver Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Sonkovsky District[2]
Founded	1870
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	4,164
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	3,737 (−10.3%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Sonkovsky District[2]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Sonkovsky Municipal District[5]
• Urban settlement	Sonkovskoye Urban Settlement[5]
• Capital of	Sonkovsky Municipal District, Sonkovskoye Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	171450
OKTMO ID	28651151051

History

Founded by the Russian Greek Orthodox Inkeriköt (Izhorians) in the 17th century and called Savelionkylä (or Savelankylä), the village later changed its name to Savelino (Савелино) due to its proximity to the village of Savelikha, which was built in 1870 during the construction and expansion of the private Rybinsk-Bologoye Railway. The railway merged with the narrow gauge (1067 mm) Novgorod Railway and broad gauge (1829 mm) Tsarskoye Selo Railway in 1895 to form a new private railway company, which then built two branch lines from Savelino — one to Kashin (53 versts (57 km)) and the other one to Krasny Kholm (31 versts (33 km)) in 1898 and 1899 respectively. During the Soviet era, following the construction of new railway lines and a bridge over the Volga River, Sonkovo became a major railway station.

In 1903, the settlement was renamed Sonkovo to avoid possible confusion and a main locomotive depot constructed near the station. Sonkovo received urban-type settlement status to in 1928.^{[citation needed]} Currently, the railway line east of Sonkovo–Rybinsk–Yaroslavl is part of the Russia's Northern Railway Administration, while the remainder of the railway lines in Tver Oblast belong to the Oktyabrsk (October) Railway Administration.

Prior to the 1917 October Revolution, about one third of the Sonkovo's inhabitants were so-called Tver Karelians who spoke their own dialect of Karelian (Karielan: kielt).

The majority of the dwellings in Sonkovo are wooden although there are many two and three story brick and concrete buildings as well as numerous pre-World War II structures. The center of the settlement is located next to the train station and its main street, Lenina Avenue, connects to Bezhetsk via the R-85 highway. Sonkovo is divided in two by the Rybinsk–Bologoye railway line. There are no significant landmarks in the settlement.

Economy

Industry

The industrial enterprises in the district are located in Sonkovo and serve the railway station. Additionally, there is a milk production plant.[10]

Transportation

Two railways cross in Sonkovo, which is thus an important railway junction. One, running from south to north, connects Moscow with Mga via Krasny Kholm and Pestovo. Another one, running east to west, connects Rybinsk with Bologoye.

Sonkovo is connected by road with Bezhetsk, where it has access to the roads running to Tver and Vesyegonsk. There are also local roads, with the bus traffic originating from Sonkovo.

References

Notes

Sources

• Законодательное Собрание Тверской области. Закон №34-ЗО от 17 апреля 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тверской области», в ред. Закона №66-ЗО от 1 октября 2014 г. «О внесении изменения в статью 18 Закона Тверской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тверской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Тверские ведомости", №17 (специальный выпуск), 19 апреля 2006 г. (Legislative Assembly of Tver Oblast. Law #34-ZO of April 17, 2006 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tver Oblast, as amended by the Law #66-ZO of October 1, 2014 On Amending Article 18 of the Law of Tver Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tver Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Законодательное Собрание Тверской области. Закон №46-ЗО от 28 февраля 2005 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований, входящих в состав территории муниципального образования Тверской области "Сонковский район", и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Тверские ведомости", №10, 11–17 марта 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Tver Oblast. Law #46-ZO of February 28, 2005 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations Comprised by the Territory of the Municipal Formation of "Sonkovsky District" and on Granting Them the Status of Urban, Rural Settlements. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

На других языках

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- [en] Sonkovo

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[ru] Сонково

Сонко́во — посёлок городского типа (рабочий посёлок) в Тверской области России, административный центр Сонковского района. Расположен в северо-восточной части области, в 127 километрах к северо-востоку от Твери. Крупный железнодорожный узел на пересечении Иваново-Рыбинско-Псковского широтного хода (линия Рыбинск — Бежецк — Бологое) и Савёловского железнодорожного радиуса (линия Москва — Савёлово — Сонково — Мга — Санкт-Петербург). В центральной части посёлка расположена крупная железнодорожная станция Сонково, на ней действуют несколько железнодорожных предприятий.

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