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Torzhok is a town in
Tver Oblast,
Russia, famous for its folk craft of
goldwork embroidery. It is located on the
Tvertsa River, 60 km west of
Tver. Population: 48,967 (
2002 Census).
Torzhok was first mentioned in a
chronicle in 1139. The
Mongols burnt it in 1238, but didn't proceed northward to Novgorod. At that time the town commanded the only route whereby grain was delivered to
Novgorod. Once Torzhok blocked the route, a great shortage of grain and famine in Novgorod would follow. Consequently, Torzhok was known as a key to
Novgorod Republic and frequently changed hands during feudal internecine wars.
The town was incorporated into
Muscovy with the rest of
Novgorod Republic in 1478. The
Polish army frequently ravaged it during the
Time of Troubles. During the imperial period of Russian history, Torzhok was known as an important post station on the highway from
Moscow to
St. Petersburg.
Alexander Pushkin, for instance, used to pass through Torzhok on a number of occasions, so there's a museum dedicated to him in the town. The natives of Torzhok include painter
Alexej von Jawlensky.
Architectural monuments of Torzhok include a number of parish churches, dating back to the late 17th or early 18th centuries. Under
Catherine the Great, the old monastery of Sts.
Boris and Gleb was redesigned in
Neoclassical style by a local landowner, Prince Lvov. The main city church is the Saviour-Transfiguration Cathedral, founded in 1374. The current edifice was consecrated in 1822. There is also Catherine II's diminutive travel palace.
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Image:Torzhok abbey.jpg|The monastery of Sts. Boris and Gleb (1785–96, 1894)
Image:Torzhok 006P12.jpg|City and monastery
Image:Torzhok6.JPG|City in winter
Image:Torzhok2.JPG|A timber church from 1717
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