Bely, Tver Oblast
| Bely (English) Белый (Russian) |
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| Administrative status (as of December 2012) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Administrative district | Belsky District |
| Urban settlement | Bely |
| Administrative center of | Belsky District, Bely Urban Settlement |
| Municipal status (as of July 2009) | |
| Municipal district | Belsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Bely Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Belsky Municipal District, Bely Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 3,772 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| First mentioned | 1359 |
| Postal code(s) | 172530 |
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Bely (Russian: Бе́лый) is a town and the administrative center of Belsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Obsha River. Population: 3,772 (2010 Census);4,350 (2002 Census);5,228 (1989 Census); 6,900 (1897).
The name of the town means "white" in Russian, although it is unknown how or why this name originated. The fortress of Bely is first mentioned in a chronicle in 1350, since it was conquered by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It was located on the border between Lithuanian and Russian lands, and intermittently changed affiliation between Lithuania (later Poland) and the Grand Duchy of Moscow. In the 15th century, it became the seat of the Belsky branch of the ruling House of Gediminas. The town was overrun by the Grand Duchy of Moscow in 1503. Three years later, Muscovites built a formidable castle, which the Lithuanians laid a siege to in 1508. The town was again subordinated to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth between 1618 and 1654, after which it finally went under Moscow.
In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great, Bely became the center of Belsky Uyezd of Smolensk Governorate and remained there until 1929, with the exception of the brief periods between 1713 and 1726, when it belonged to Riga Governorate, and between 1775 and 1796, when Smolensk Governorate was transformed into Smolensk Viceroyalty.
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