Tver Governorate

Tver Governorate Тверская губерния
Governorate of the Russian Empire
1796–1929
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Map of the governorate (1800)
Capital		Tver
History
•	Established	12 December 1796
•	Disestablished	12 August 1929
Political subdivisions		twelve uyezds

Coordinates: 57°N 36°E / 57°N 36°E / 57; 36

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Tver Governorate (Russian: Тверская губерния, Tverskaya guberniya) was an administrative division (a guberniya) of the Russian Empire, which existed from 1796 until 1929. Its seat was in Tver. The governorate was located in the center of the European part of the Russian Empire and bordered Novgorod Governorate in the north, Yaroslavl Governorate in the east, Vladimir Governorate in the southeast, Moscow Governorate in the south, Smolensk Governorate in the southwest, and Pskov Governorate in the west.

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