Lesnoye, Tver Oblast
| Lesnoye (English) Лесное (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Tver Oblast in Russia |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Administrative district | Lesnoy District |
| Settlement | Lesnoye Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Lesnoy District, Lesnoye Settlement |
| Municipal status (as of February 2010) | |
| Municipal district | Lesnoy Municipal District |
| Rural settlement | Lesnoye Rural Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Lesnoy Municipal District, Lesnoye Rural Settlement |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 1,666 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Previous names | Smerdyn (until 1930) |
Lesnoye (Russian: Лесное) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Lesnoy District of Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 1,666 (2010 Census);1,949 (2002 Census);1,769 (1989 Census).
Lesnoye is first mentioned as Smerdyn in a birch bark manuscript found in Veliky Novgorod. The manuscript dates from the end of the 14th century or the beginning of the 15th century and is believed to refer to the same Smerdyn which later became Lesnoye. At the time, it belonged to the Novgorod Republic. In the 15th century, together with Novgorod, the area was annexed by the Grand Duchy of Moscow. It belonged to Bezhetsk Pyatina, one of the five pyatinas into which Novgorod Lands were divided.
In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great, Smerdyn was included into Ingermanland Governorate (known since 1710 as Saint Petersburg Governorate), but in 1727 it was transferred to Moscow Governorate. In 1775, Tver Viceroyalty was formed from the lands which previously belonged to Moscow and Novgorod Governorates, and in 1776 Vesyegonsky Uyezd was established as a part of Tver Viceroyalty. In 1796, the viceroyalty was transformed into Tver Governorate, and Vesyegonsky Uyezd was abolished, the area was moved to Bezhetsky Uyezd. In 1803, the uyezd was re-established. Smerdyn belonged to Mikhaylovskaya Volost of Vesyegonsky Uyezd. On April 25, 1921, Vesyegonsky Uyezd was transferred to newly established Rybinsk Governorate. In 1922, Smerdyn was transferred to Vyshnevolotsky Uyezd of Tver Governorate.
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