Zapadnaya Dvina
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For the river of the same name, see Daugava.
Zapadnaya Dvina (Russian: За́падная Двина́) is a town in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Western Dvina River, 321 km southwest of Tver. Population: 10,212 (2002 Census); 11,556 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1900 as a settlement servicing the railroad station of the same name. It received status of work settlement in 1927 and town status in 1937.
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Cities and towns in Tver Oblast |  |
| Administrative center: Tver Andreapol | Bezhetsk | Bely | Bologoye | Kalyazin | Kashin | Kimry | Konakovo | Krasny Kholm | Kuvshinovo | Likhoslavl | Nelidovo | Ostashkov | Rzhev | Staritsa | Torzhok | Toropets | Udomlya | Vesyegonsk | Vyshny Volochyok | Zapadnaya Dvina | Zubtsov |
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