Sterzh Cross is a stone cross formerly situated on the bank of the Sterzh Lake. It is currently exhibited in the Tver History Museum. Its height is 167 cm.

The cross was erected by Ivanko Pavlovich, a posadnik

Posadnik

Posadnik was the mayor in some East Slavic cities or towns. Most notably, the posadnik was the mayor of Novgorod and Pskov...

 from Novgorod, in 1133. The inscription on the cross reads: "On 14 July, 6641 we started to dig a channel, whereupon I, Ivanko Pavlovich, erected this cross".