Sonkovo

Work settlement in Tver Oblast, Russia

Sonkovo

Сонково

Work settlement[1]

The Shcheglov House in Sonkovo

Location of Sonkovo

Sonkovo

Location of Sonkovo

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Sonkovo

Sonkovo (Tver Oblast)

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Coordinates: 57°46′N 37°09′E﻿ / ﻿57.767°N 37.150°E﻿ / 57.767; 37.150
Country| Russia
Federal subject| Tver Oblast[1]
Administrative district| Sonkovsky District[2]
Founded| 1870
Population

(2010 Census)[3]

• Total| 4,164
• Estimate

(2018)[4]

| 3,737 (−10.3%)

Administrative status

• Capital of| Sonkovsky District[2]

Municipal status

• Municipal district| Sonkovsky Municipal District[5]
• Urban settlement| Sonkovskoye Urban Settlement[5]
• Capital of| Sonkovsky Municipal District, Sonkovskoye Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone| UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]|

171450

OKTMO ID| 28651151051

Sonkovo (Russian: Сонко́во) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Sonkovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 4,164 (2010 Census);[3] 4,577 (2002 Census);[8] 5,988 (1989 Census).[9]

## History[edit]

Founded by the Russian Greek Orthodox Inkeriköt (Izhorians) in the 17th century and called Savelionkylä (or Savelankylä), the village later changed its name to Savelino (Савелино) due to its proximity to the village of Savelikha, which was built in 1870 during the construction and expansion of the private Rybinsk-Bologoye Railway. The railway merged with the narrow gauge (1067 mm) Novgorod Railway and broad gauge (1829 mm) Tsarskoye Selo Railway in 1895 to form a new private railway company, which then built two branch lines from Savelino — one to Kashin (53 versts (57 km)) and the other one to Krasny Kholm (31 versts (33 km)) in 1898 and 1899 respectively. During the Soviet era, following the construction of new railway lines and a bridge over the Volga River, Sonkovo became a major railway station.

In 1903, the settlement was renamed Sonkovo to avoid possible confusion and a main locomotive depot constructed near the station. Sonkovo received urban-type settlement status to in 1928.[citation needed] Currently, the railway line east of Sonkovo–Rybinsk–Yaroslavl is part of the Russia's Northern Railway Administration, while the remainder of the railway lines in Tver Oblast belong to the Oktyabrsk (October) Railway Administration.

Prior to the 1917 October Revolution, about one third of the Sonkovo's inhabitants were so-called Tver Karelians who spoke their own dialect of Karelian (Karielan: kielt).

The majority of the dwellings in Sonkovo are wooden although there are many two and three story brick and concrete buildings as well as numerous pre-World War II structures. The center of the settlement is located next to the train station and its main street, Lenina Avenue, connects to Bezhetsk via the R-85 highway. Sonkovo is divided in two by the Rybinsk–Bologoye railway line. There are no significant landmarks in the settlement.

## Economy[edit]

### Industry[edit]

The industrial enterprises in the district are located in Sonkovo and serve the railway station. Additionally, there is a milk production plant.[10]

### Transportation[edit]

Sonkovo railway station

Two railways cross in Sonkovo, which is thus an important railway junction. One, running from south to north, connects Moscow with Mga via Krasny Kholm and Pestovo. Another one, running east to west, connects Rybinsk with Bologoye.

Sonkovo is connected by road with Bezhetsk, where it has access to the roads running to Tver and Vesyegonsk. There are also local roads, with the bus traffic originating from Sonkovo.

## Local community[edit]

### Authorities and government institutions[edit]

The village is the administrative center of the Sonkovsky District of the Tver Oblast; in the center of the village there is a meeting of deputies and the district administration (the head of the administration is V. N. Mikhailov). On the territory of the village there are also the Sonkovsky District Court (nominally composed of three judges, of which only two are actually appointed and working),[11] a justice of the peace, the Sonkovsky District Prosecutor's Office, the Department of Internal Affairs, the traffic police department, the bailiff service department, the territorial office of the Federal Migration Service of Russia, the federal treasury department, the tax inspectorate, and other territorial divisions of government bodies and institutions.[12][13] There is a fire department (PCh-51) and a department of state fire supervision in the village;[14][15] the fire brigade has a garrison of 45 people. There is also the Comprehensive Center for Social Services for the Population, a state institution that serves the population of the region and is subordinate to the administration of the Tver Oblast.

In 2005, a new municipal formation, the urban settlement of Sonkovo village, was created within the boundaries of the village.[16] On 2 October 2005, the Council of Deputies of the village, consisting of 10 people, was formed for the first time for a term of office of 3 years;[17] on 14 October, the Council of Deputies elected Olga Aleksandrovna Starchenkova as head of the village. Since 2006, the position of head of the village administration has been filled by Alexander Grigoryevich Voznenko.[18] In October 2010, elections were held to the Council of Deputies of the village of the second convocation in two districts: the 6-mandate central and 4-mandate railway districts. According to the voting results, 10 deputies were elected, 8 of whom represent the United Russia party, one deputy - the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, and another was elected as an independent candidate.[19] In November 2010, Oleg Nikolayevich Burov was appointed as the new head of the village administration.[20]

## References[edit]

### Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b c Law #34-ZO
2. ^ a b Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 28 251 551 1», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 28 251 551 1, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
3. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
5. ^ a b c Law #46-ZO
6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
8. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
9. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 - via Demoscope Weekly.
10. ^ пгт. Сонково (in Russian). Сонковский район. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
11. ^ История суда. Государственная автоматизированная система «Правосудие», Сонковский районный суд Тверской области. Проверено 10 марта 2011.
12. ^ Муниципальные органы власти (администрация, государственные учреждения, правоохранительные органы). Государственная автоматизированная система «Правосудие», Сонковский районный суд Тверской области. Проверено 10 марта 2011.
13. ^ Телефонный справочник-1 на сайте son-kovo.ucoz.ru. Проверено 11 марта 2011.
14. ^ Ирина Галактионова. Пожар может прийти в Сонково из Ярославской области. Сайт tverlife.ru со ссылкой на газету «Сонковский вестник». Проверено 10 марта 2011.
15. ^ Людмила Клинова. В Сонково предупреждают пожары. Сайт tverlife.ru со ссылкой на газету «Сонковский вестник». Проверено 10 марта 2011.
16. ^ «Тверские ведомости», 2005, № 10 (11 — 17 марта), № 34 (19 — 25 августа)
17. ^ "Карта власти. Главы городских и сельских поселений на территории Сонковского района Тверской области. Депутаты Советов депутатов городских и сельских поселений Сонковского района Тверской области" [Power card. Heads of urban and rural settlements in the Sonkovsky district of the Tver region. Deputies of the Councils of Deputies of urban and rural settlements of the Sonkovsky district of the Tver region.]. Archived from the original on 2014-07-24. Website of the Election Commission of the Tver Oblast. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
18. ^ Кандидаты на должность Главы района: Возненко Александр Григорьевич Archived 2014-07-24 at the Wayback Machine On the website "Новости Сонковского района". Retrieved March 10, 2011.
19. ^ "Карта власти. Список избранных депутатов Совета депутатов городского поселения «Посёлок Сонково» второго созыва" [Power card. List of elected deputies of the Council of Deputies of the urban settlement “Sonkovo Village” of the second convocation.]. Archived from the original on 2014-07-24. Website of the Election Commission of the Tver Region. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
20. ^ Конец «Коммунальных войн». «Сонковчане» website, 19/11/2010. Retrieved 10 March 2011.

### Sources[edit]

* Законодательное Собрание Тверской области. Закон №34-ЗО от 17 апреля 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тверской области», в ред. Закона №66-ЗО от 1 октября 2014 г. «О внесении изменения в статью 18 Закона Тверской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тверской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Тверские ведомости", №17 (специальный выпуск), 19 апреля 2006 г. (Legislative Assembly of Tver Oblast. Law #34-ZO of April 17, 2006 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tver Oblast, as amended by the Law #66-ZO of October 1, 2014 On Amending Article 18 of the Law of Tver Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tver Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).
* Законодательное Собрание Тверской области. Закон №46-ЗО от 28 февраля 2005 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований, входящих в состав территории муниципального образования Тверской области "Сонковский район", и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Тверские ведомости", №10, 11–17 марта 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Tver Oblast. Law #46-ZO of February 28, 2005 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations Comprised by the Territory of the Municipal Formation of "Sonkovsky District" and on Granting Them the Status of Urban, Rural Settlements. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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Administrative divisions of Tver Oblast

Administrative center: Tver • Rural localities

Districts|

* Andreapolsky
* Belsky
* Bezhetsky
* Bologovsky
* Firovsky
* Kalininsky
* Kalyazinsky
* Kashinsky
* Kesovogorsky
* Kimrsky
* Konakovsky
* Krasnokholmsky
* Kuvshinovsky
* Lesnoy
* Likhoslavlsky
* Maksatikhinsky
* Molokovsky
* Nelidovsky
* Oleninsky
* Ostashkovsky
* Penovsky
* Rameshkovsky
* Rzhevsky
* Sandovsky
* Selizharovsky
* Sonkovsky
* Spirovsky
* Staritsky
* Toropetsky
* Torzhoksky
* Udomelsky
* Vesyegonsky
* Vyshnevolotsky
* Zapadnodvinsky
* Zharkovsky
* Zubtsovsky

Closed administrative-territorial
formations|

* Ozyorny
* Solnechny

Cities and towns
(all levels)|

* Andreapol
* Bezhetsk
* Bely
* Bologoye
* Kalyazin
* Kashin
* Kimry
* Konakovo
* Krasny Kholm
* Kuvshinovo
* Likhoslavl
* Nelidovo
* Ostashkov
* Rzhev
* Staritsa
* Toropets
* Torzhok
* Tver
* Udomlya
* Vesyegonsk
* Vyshny Volochyok
* Zapadnaya Dvina
* Zubtsov

Urban-type settlements|

* Bely Gorodok
* Firovo
* Izoplit
* Kalashnikovo
* Kesova Gora
* Kozlovo
* Krasnomaysky
* Kuzhenkino
* Maksatikha
* Molokovo
* Novozavidovsky
* Olenino
* Orsha
* Peno
* Radchenko
* Rameshki
* Redkino
* Sandovo
* Selizharovo
* Sonkovo
* Spirovo
* Staraya Toropa
* Sukhoverkovo
* Vasilyevsky Mokh
* Velikooktyabrsky
* Zharkovsky

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