Sonkovo
| Sonkovo (in English) Сонково (Russian) |
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 The Shcheglov House in Sonkovo |
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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 | Sonkovsky District |
| Administrative center of | Sonkovsky District |
| Municipal status (as of February 2010) | |
| Municipal district | Sonkovsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Sonkovskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Sonkovsky Municipal District, Sonkovskoye Urban Settlement |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 4,164 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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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);4,577 (2002 Census);5,988 (1989 Census).
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. 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.
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