Vyshny Volochyok also known as Vyshny Volochok , is a town in 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

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. Population:

The town is located 119 kilometres (73.9 mi) northwest of Tver

Tver

Tver is a city and the administrative center of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 403,726 ; 408,903 ;...

, in the Valdai Hills

Valdai Hills

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, between the Tveritsa

Tvertsa River

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 and Tsna Rivers, on the watershed

Water divide

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 between the basins of the Volga

Volga River

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 and the Baltic Sea

Baltic Sea

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. Hence the town's name is translated from Russian

Russian language

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 as "Upper Portage".

It has been known since 1463. In 1703-1722, Peter the Great had a canal constructed to link the two rivers (see Mariinsk Canal System). Later, Vyshny Volochyok became a major center of textile manufacture.

A highway and a railway connecting Moscow

Moscow

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 and St. Petersburg

Saint Petersburg

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pass through the town.