Kineshma
Sign in to saveKineshma (), the second-largest town in Ivanovo Oblast in Russia, sprawls for along the Volga River, 335 kilometers north-east of Moscow. Population:
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Kineshma is a town in western Russia located along the Volga River, about 335 kilometers northeast of Moscow, and serves as the second-largest city in Ivanovo Oblast. While specific details about its significance are limited in available information, it functions as a notable urban center in a region of central Russia.
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- View of Kineshma from the Volga
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- Etymology
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- Economy
- Architecture
- Religion
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
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Kineshma (), the second-largest town in Ivanovo Oblast in Russia, sprawls for along the Volga River, 335 kilometers north-east of Moscow. Population:
==Etymology== From a substrate Finno-Ugric language (cf. ('kine', < Proto-Finno-Permic *känз), "hemp"). ==History== Kineshma was first noticed as a posad in 1429. In 1504, Ivan III gave it to Prince Feodor Belsky, who escaped to Moscow from Lithuania and married Ivan's niece. Later on, Ivan the Terrible gave Kineshma to Ivan Petrovich Shuisky, but after the latter's death it was returned to the Tsar in 1587. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Kineshma was a major fishing center, which supplied sturgeon for the Tsar's table. In 1608, it was twice ravaged by the Poles. Throughout its history, Kineshma belonged to different Russian regions, including Archangelgorod Governorate, Yaroslavl Province of Saint Petersburg Governorate, and Moscow Governorate.