Kimry
Encyclopedia
Kimry formerly Kimra, is a town in the south of Tver Oblast
, Russia
, located on the Volga River
, at its confluence
with the Kimrka River, 133 kilometres (82.6 mi) to the east of Tver
. Population:
It is served by the Kimry Airport
.
or Baltic
origin), was first mentioned in 1546 as a busy shoemaking
and trading village on the left bank of the Volga (a shoe appears on the town's coat of arms
). Théophile Gautier
wrote in his Voyage en Russie (1867): "Kimra est célèbre pour ses bottes comme Ronda pour ses guêtres" (Kimra is famous for its shoes as Ronda
for its gaiters
). The district on the right bank of the Volga, known as Savyolovo
, started to develop in 1901, when a railway connected the place to Moscow. Kimry was granted town status in 1917. A number of old wooden churches and other buildings still exist in the town.
Kimry is the birthplace of Russian writer Alexander Fadeyev (1901) and aircraft designer Andrei Tupolev
(1888).
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...
, located on the Volga River
Volga River
The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, eleven, including the capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga's drainage...
, at its confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
with the Kimrka River, 133 kilometres (82.6 mi) to the east of Tver
Tver
Tver is a city and the administrative center of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 403,726 ; 408,903 ;...
. Population:
It is served by the Kimry Airport
Kimry Airport
Kimry is an airport in Russia located 8 km to the South of Kimry. It is a small utility airfield. Base of Yak-12/18/52, An-2/26 and L-410....
.
History
Kimry, known as Kimra until the beginning of the 20th century (the name is probably of FinnicFinnic peoples
The Finnic or Fennic peoples were historic ethnic groups who spoke various languages traditionally classified as Finno-Permic...
or Baltic
Balts
The Balts or Baltic peoples , defined as speakers of one of the Baltic languages, a branch of the Indo-European language family, are descended from a group of Indo-European tribes who settled the area between the Jutland peninsula in the west and Moscow, Oka and Volga rivers basins in the east...
origin), was first mentioned in 1546 as a busy shoemaking
Shoemaking
Shoemaking is the process of making footwear. Originally, shoes were made one at a time by hand. Traditional handicraft shoemaking has now been largely superseded in volume of shoes produced by industrial mass production of footwear, but not necessarily in quality, attention to detail, or...
and trading village on the left bank of the Volga (a shoe appears on the town's coat of arms
Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
). Théophile Gautier
Théophile Gautier
Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier was a French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, art critic and literary critic....
wrote in his Voyage en Russie (1867): "Kimra est célèbre pour ses bottes comme Ronda pour ses guêtres" (Kimra is famous for its shoes as Ronda
Ronda
Ronda is a city in Spanish province of Málaga. It is located about West from the city of Málaga, within the autonomous community of Andalusia. Its population is approximately 35,000 inhabitants.-History:...
for its gaiters
Gaiters
Gaiters are garments worn over the shoe and lower pant leg, and used primarily as personal protective equipment; similar garments used primarily for display are spats....
). The district on the right bank of the Volga, known as Savyolovo
Savyolovo
Savyolovo is a microdistrict of the town of Kimry in Tver Oblast, Russia. It lies on the right bank of the Volga River and is connected to the left-bank part of Kimry by a 554 m long bridge over the Volga ....
, started to develop in 1901, when a railway connected the place to Moscow. Kimry was granted town status in 1917. A number of old wooden churches and other buildings still exist in the town.
Kimry is the birthplace of Russian writer Alexander Fadeyev (1901) and aircraft designer Andrei Tupolev
Andrei Tupolev
Andrei Nikolayevich Tupolev was a pioneering Soviet aircraft designer.During his career, he designed and oversaw the design of more than 100 types of aircraft, some of which set 78 world records...
(1888).