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Encyclopedia Britannica



OSTASHKOV

This article appears in Volume V20, Page 356 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: ORC-PAI
OSTASHKOV , a town of
Russia
 , in the government of Tver, on Lake Seliger, Io8 m. W.N.W. of the
city
  of Tver; pop. 10,457. The climate is
damp
  and unhealthy. The town has tanneries, and is a centre for the making of boots and shoes, for agricultural implements, fishing-nets and the building of boats. The advantageous site, the proximity of the Smolenskiy Zhitnyi monastery, a
pilgrim
  resort on an
island
  of the lake and the early development of certain
petty
  trades combined to bring prosperity to Ostashkov. Its
cathedral
  (16721685) contains valuable offerings, as also do two other churches of the same
century
 .


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