Staraya Toropa
| Staraya Toropa (in English) Старая Торопа (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 | Zapadnodvinsky District |
| Municipal status (as of February 2010) | |
| Municipal district | Zapadnodvinsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Staraya Toropa Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Staraya Toropa Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 1,995 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
Staraya Toropa (Russian: Старая Торопа) is an urban-type settlement in Zapadnodvinsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia. It is located on the right bank of the Toropa River. Population: 1,995 (2010 Census);2,306 (2002 Census);2,802 (1989 Census).
Staraya Toropa was founded in 1901 as a settlement serving a railway station on the railway connecting Moscow and Ventspils. In 1906, Toropets railway station was opened on the railway connecting Bologoye and Velikiye Luki, and to avoid confusion, Toropa was renamed Staraya Toropa. It belonged to Toropetsky Uyezd of Pskov Governorate.
On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished, and Oktyabrsky District was established, with the administrative center in Staraya Toropa. Pskov Governorate was abolished as well, and the district became a part of Velikiye Luki Okrug of Leningrad Oblast. The district center was subsequently moved to the settlement of Zapadnaya Dvina. On June 17, 1929, the district was transferred to Western Oblast. On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were also abolished and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. On January 29, 1935 Kalinin Oblast was established, and Oktyabrsky District was transferred to Kalinin Oblast. Between October 1941 and January 1942, Staraya Toropa was occupied by German troops. On August 22, 1944, the district was transferred to newly established Velikiye Luki Oblast. On October 2, 1957, Velikiye Luki Oblast was abolished, and Oktyabrsky District was transferred back to Kalinin Oblast. On February 13, 1963 it was merged with a part of Nelidovsky District to form Zapadnodvinsky District, with the administrative center in Zapadnaya Dvina. In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast.
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