Kashin (town)
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| Administrative status (as of December 2012) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kashinsky District |
| Urban settlement | Kashin |
| Administrative center of | Kashinsky District, Kashin Urban Settlement |
| Municipal status (as of April 2009) | |
| Municipal district | Kashinsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Kashin Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Kashinsky Municipal District, Kashin Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 16,171 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| First mentioned | 1238 |
| Postal code(s) | 171640–171642, 171645, 171649 |
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Kashin (Russian: Ка́шин) is a town and the administrative center of Kashinsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located around a rural agricultural area on the Kashinka River (Volga's tributary). Population: 16,171 (2010 Census);17,299 (2002 Census);21,186 (1989 Census); 18,000 (1970).
Kashin was first mentioned in a chronicle under the year of 1238, when it was sacked during the Mongol invasion. It was given by Grand Duke Mikhail Yaroslavich as an appanage to his son Vasily, who founded a short-lived dynasty of local princes. Mikhail Yaroslavich's wife Anna took the veil in Kashin's nunnery, died there on October 2, 1368, and was glorified by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1650 as a holy patroness of all women who suffer the loss of relatives. Her relics are preserved in the Ascension Cathedral of Kashin.
In 1382, Kashin was annexed by Principality of Tver. From 1399 to 1426, it was held by a second dynasty of Kashin princes, who claimed their seniority in the House of Tver. In 1452, Kashin withstood a siege by Dmitry Shemyaka. It finally passed to the Grand Duchy of Moscow in 1486 with the rest of the Principality of Tver.
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