Zubtsov
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tver Oblast |
| Administrative district | Zubtsovsky District |
| Urban settlement | Zubtsov |
| Administrative center of | Zubtsovsky District, Zubtsov Urban Settlement |
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| Municipal district | Zubtsovsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Zubtsov Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Zubtsovsky Municipal District, Zubtsov Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 6,927 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| First mentioned | 1216 |
| Postal code(s) | 172332, 172333 |
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Zubtsov (Russian: Зубцо́в) is a town and the administrative center of Zubtsovsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Volga and Vazuza Rivers, 153 kilometers (95 mi) south of Tver, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 6,927 (2010 Census);7,430 (2002 Census);7,630 (1989 Census); 8,100 (1998 est.).
Zubtsov was first mentioned in a chronicle in 1216. Due to its location on the Volga, it controlled one of the versions of the Trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks. In the Middle Ages, it was a border fortress of Principality of Tver. Between 1318 and 1460, separate Zubtsov Principality existed with the seat in Zubtsov. It was subordinate to the Tver principality. In 1460, it was abolished and merged back to Principality of Tver. The Grand Duchy of Moscow annexed it with the rest of Principality of Tver in 1485. Subsequently, the town was important chiefly as a flax trade market. Its Neoclassical cathedral was constructed in 1801.
In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great, Zubtsov was included into Ingermanlandia Governorate (since 1710 known as Saint Petersburg Governorate), and in 1727 Novgorod Governorate split off. In 1775, Tver Viceroyalty was formed from the lands which previously belonged to Moscow and Novgorod Governorates, and the area was transferred to Tver Viceroyalty, which in 1796 was transformed to Tver Governorate. In 1775, Zubtsovsky Uyezd was established, with the center in Zubtsov. On 30 May 1922, Zubtsovsky Uyezd was abolished and merged into Rzhevsky Uyezd.
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