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Tver Guberniya

Tver Governorate
Тверская губерния
Governorate of the Russian Empire
1796–1929

Coat of arms of Tver

Coat of arms

Location of Tver
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

Coat of arms of Tver

Coat of arms

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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