Pestovo
Encyclopedia
Pestovo is a town and the administrative center of Pestovsky District
of Novgorod Oblast
, Russia
, situated on the Mologa River
, in the Valdai Hills
. Population:
The village of Pestovo was first mentioned in 1495. Its economic growth started in 1918, as a railway passing through it was built. In 1965, it was granted town status.
Pestovsky District
Pestovsky District is an administrative district , one of the 21 in Novgorod Oblast, Russia....
of Novgorod Oblast
Novgorod Oblast
Novgorod Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located between Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Its administrative center is the city of Veliky Novgorod. Some of the oldest Russian cities, including Veliky Novgorod and Staraya Russa, are located there...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, situated on the Mologa River
Mologa River
Mologa River is a river in Tver, Novgorod and Vologda Oblasts of Russia. It is a left tributary of the Volga River, flowing into the Rybinsk Reservoir. The river freezes up in the late October - early December and stays under the ice until April - early May....
, in the Valdai Hills
Valdai Hills
The Valdai Hills are an upland region in north-west of central Russia running north-south, about midway between Saint Petersburg and Moscow, spanning the Novgorod, Tver, Pskov, and Smolensk Oblasts....
. Population:
The village of Pestovo was first mentioned in 1495. Its economic growth started in 1918, as a railway passing through it was built. In 1965, it was granted town status.