Key facts
- Country
- Russia
- Federal subject
- Tver Oblast
- Administrative district
- Staritsky District
- Urban settlement selsoviet
- Staritsa
- Elevation
- 175 m (574 ft)
- Total
- 8,607
- Estimate 2021
- 6,938 ( −19.4% )
- Capital of
- Staritsky District, Staritsa Urban Settlement
- Municipal district
- Staritsky Municipal District
- Urban settlement
- Staritsa Urban Settlement
- Time zone
- UTC+3 ( MSK )
- Postal codes
- 171360, 171361, 171399
via Wikipedia infobox
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Staritsa (Russian: Ста́рица) is a town and the administrative center of Staritsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River, 77 kilometers (48 mi) from Tver, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 8,607 (2010 census); 9,125 (2002 census); 9,120 (1989 Soviet census).
It was previously known as Gorodok (until the 15th century).