Kuzhenkino (urban-type settlement)

Kuzhenkino (Russian: Куже́нкино) is an urban-type settlement in Bologovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the north of the oblast, close to the border with Novgorod Oblast. Population: 2,834 (2010 Russian census); 3,537 (2002 Census); 3,969 (1989 Soviet census).

Kuzhenkino is located on the north of the oblast, close to the border with Novgorod Oblast.

History

In 1907, Bologoye - Polotsk Railway was opened, and Kuzhenkino became one of the original stations of the railway. At the time, it belonged to Valdaysky Uyezd of Novgorod Governorate. In August 1927, the governorates and uyezds were abolished. Bologovsky District, with the administrative center in the town of Bologoye, was established within Borovichi Okrug of Leningrad Oblast effective October 1, 1927. It included parts of former Valdaysky Uyezd. Kuzhenkino became a part of the district. On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were abolished, and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. On January 29, 1935 Bologovsky District was transferred to newly established Kalinin Oblast.

In 1939, Kuzhenkino was granted urban-type settlement status. In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast.

The settlement was the location for the 2023 Wagner Group plane crash. According to the Russian emergency ministry, a plane en route from Moscow to St. Petersburg crashed near Kuzhenkino on 23 August 2023. The flight reportedly contained 10 passengers, among them Russian army officer and alleged Wagner Group co-founder Dmitry Utkin and Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a mutiny in Russia just 2 months prior.

Economy

Transportation

Kuzhenkino is located on the railway line which connects Bologoye with Velikiye Luki via Andreapol. There is infrequent passenger traffic along the line.

The M10 highway, which connects Moscow and St. Petersburg, passes just north of Kuzhenkino.

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• Законодательное Собрание Тверской области. Закон №34-ЗО от 17 апреля 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тверской области», в ред. Закона №66-ЗО от 1 октября 2014 г. «О внесении изменения в статью 18 Закона Тверской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тверской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Тверские ведомости", №17 (специальный выпуск), 19 апреля 2006 г. (Legislative Assembly of Tver Oblast. Law #34-ZO of April 17, 2006 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tver Oblast, as amended by the Law #66-ZO of October 1, 2014 On Amending Article 18 of the Law of Tver Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tver Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Законодательное Собрание Тверской области. Закон №20-ЗО от 28 февраля 2005 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований, входящих в состав территории муниципального образования Тверской области "Бологовский район", и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения», в ред. Закона №57-ЗО от 13 июля 2009 г. «О внесении изменений в Приложение №1 к Закону Тверской области "Об установлении границ муниципальных образований, входящих в состав территории муниципального образования Тверской области "Бологовский район", и наделении их статусом городского, сельского поселения"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Тверские ведомости", №10, 11–17 марта 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Tver Oblast. Law #20-ZO of February 28, 2005 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations Comprised by the Territory of the Municipal Formation of "Bologovsky District" and on Granting Them the Status of Urban and Rural Settlements, as amended by the Law #57-ZO of July 13, 2009 On Amending Appendix 1 of the Law of Tver Oblast "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations Comprised by the Territory of the Municipal Formation of "Bologovsky District" and on Granting Them the Status of Urban and Rural Settlements". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).