Olenino, Tver Oblast
| Olenino (in English) Оленино (Russian) |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Administrative district | Oleninsky District |
| Administrative center of | Firovsky District |
| Municipal status (as of February 2010) | |
| Municipal district | Oleninsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Urban Settlement Olenino |
| Administrative center of | Oleninsky Municipal District, Urban Settlement Olenino |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 2,433 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| railway station | 1898 |
Olenino (Russian: Оленино) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Oleninsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia, located 178 kilometers (111 mi) southwest of Tver on the federal "Baltic" highway (Moscow–Riga). Population: 4,918 (2010 Census);5,247 (2002 Census);5,881 (1989 Census).
Olenino was founded on October 22 (October 9 Old Style) 1898 as a settlement serving the railway station. At the time, it belonged to Rzhevsky Uyezd of Tver Governorate.
On 12 July 1929, governorates and uyezds were abolished, and Oleninsky District with the administrative center in the settlement of Olenino was established. It belonged to Rzhev Okrug of Western Oblast. On August 1, 1930 the okrugs were abolished, and the districts were subordinated directly to the oblast. On 29 January 1935 Kalinin Oblast was established, and Oleninsky District was transferred to Kalinin Oblast. During World War II, from October 10, 1941 to March 4, 1943, Olenino was occupied by German troops. On 13 February 1963, Oleninsky District was abolished and merged into Nelidovsky District; on 4 March 1964, it was reestablished. In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast.
There are enterprises of food and timber industries.
The railway which connects Moscow and Riga via Rzhev, runs through Olenino. There is passenger railway traffic. Olenino is the biggest railway station in Oleninsky district.
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