Tver is a city and the administrative centre of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is situated at the confluence of the Volga and Tvertsa rivers. Tver is located 180 kilometres northwest of Moscow. Population: 4
Площадь Михаила Тверского
A palace built for Catherine the Great
The main church of Tver, dating from the 17th century, was demolished in 1935. It was rebuilt to the same design in the 2010s.
Tver Oblast, also known as Verkhnevolzhye is a federal subject of Russia. Its administrative center is the city of Tver. From 1935 to 1990, it was known as Kalinin Oblast. Population: 1,353,392.
18th-century view of Tver
Oblast Administration building, May 2008