Kineshma

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Town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia

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::summary Town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia ::

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pop_2010census88164
pop_2010census_rank191st
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Kineshma (), the second-largest town in Ivanovo Oblast in Russia, sprawls for 15 km along the Volga River, 335 kilometers north-east of Moscow. Population:

Etymology

From a substrate Finno-Ugric language (cf. ('kine',

History

Kineshma was first noticed as a posad in 1429. In 1504, Ivan III gave it to Prince Feodor Belsky, who escaped to Moscow from Lithuania and married Ivan's niece. Later on, Ivan the Terrible gave Kineshma to Ivan Petrovich Shuisky, but after the latter's death it was returned to the Tsar in 1587. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Kineshma was a major fishing center, which supplied sturgeon for the Tsar's table. In 1608, it was twice ravaged by the Poles. Throughout its history, Kineshma belonged to different Russian regions, including Archangelgorod Governorate, Yaroslavl Province of Saint Petersburg Governorate, and Moscow Governorate.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kineshma serves as the administrative center of Kineshemsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Kineshma—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Kineshma is incorporated as Kineshma Urban Okrug.

Economy

Since the 18th century, the town's main industry has been textile manufacturing. Like all the textile centers in Russia, the town's prosperity declined after the perestroika.

Architecture

Kineshma's principal landmark is the Trinity Cathedral, built in 1838–1845 to a typical Neoclassical design. There are also several 18th-century churches in the town. The neighborhoods of Kineshma contain estates and museums of Alexander Ostrovsky, Alexander Borodin, and Fyodor Bredikhin.

In 2010, Kineshma was granted status of a town of historical significance.

Religion

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Currently there are eleven churches, nine of which are active, and three chapels.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Kineshma is twinned with:

References

Notes

Sources

References

  1. {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
  2. [[Aleksandr Matveyev (linguist). (2015). "Субстратная топонимия Русского Севера. IV. Топонимия мерянского типа". Изд-во Урал. ун-та.
  3. "General Information". Kineshemsky District.
  4. Law #145-OZ
  5. Law #145-OZ stipulates that the borders of the administrative districts are identical to the borders of the municipal districts. The Law #42-OZ, which describes the borders and the composition of Kineshemsky District, does not list the town of Kineshma as a part of that district.
  6. Law #124-OZ
  7. "Города побратимы". Kineshma.

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