Bologoye
Encyclopedia
Bologoye is a town and the administrative center of Bologovsky District
of Tver Oblast
, Russia
, as well as a major railway hub. It is located approximately half-way between Moscow
and St. Petersburg
on the railway route connecting the two cities. Population:
The first mention of Bologoye in historic records dates back to 1495, which is considered its year of foundation. The name "Bologoye" originates from a name of the nearby Bologoye Lake. In 1851, Bologoye became a station of the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway
. In the second half of the 19th century, the Rybinsk
–Pskov
–Vindava
railway passed through Bologoye, turning it into a large railway junction. Railway-related industries have contributed significantly to the town's growth. Bologoye was granted town status in 1926.
On November 27, 2009, it was the site of a derailment of an express train on the Moscow-St. Petersburg railway.
Bologovsky District
Bologovsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 36 in Tver Oblast, Russia....
of Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast
Tver Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Tver. From 1935 to 1990, it was named Kalinin Oblast after Mikhail Kalinin. Population: Tver Oblast is an area of lakes, such as Seliger and Brosno...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, as well as a major railway hub. It is located approximately half-way between Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
on the railway route connecting the two cities. Population:
The first mention of Bologoye in historic records dates back to 1495, which is considered its year of foundation. The name "Bologoye" originates from a name of the nearby Bologoye Lake. In 1851, Bologoye became a station of the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway
Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway
The Moscow to Saint Petersburg Railway is a railway running between the two largest Russian cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and through four oblasts: Moscow, Tver, Novgorod and Leningrad...
. In the second half of the 19th century, the Rybinsk
Rybinsk
Rybinsk is the second largest city of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, which lies at the confluence of the Volga and Sheksna Rivers. Population: It is served by Rybinsk Staroselye airport.-Early history:...
–Pskov
Pskov
Pskov is an ancient city and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located in the northwest of Russia about east from the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population: -Early history:...
–Vindava
Ventspils
Ventspils is a city in northwestern Latvia in the Courland historical region of Latvia, the sixth largest city in the country. As of 2006, Ventspils had a population of 43,806. Ventspils is situated on the Venta River and the Baltic Sea, and has an ice-free port...
railway passed through Bologoye, turning it into a large railway junction. Railway-related industries have contributed significantly to the town's growth. Bologoye was granted town status in 1926.
On November 27, 2009, it was the site of a derailment of an express train on the Moscow-St. Petersburg railway.