Tikhvin is one of the cities of the Leningrad region. He received the status of the city in 1773. This is an important transport, industrial and cultural center of the region. The area of the city is 25.4 km 2. The population is 57, 900. In Tikhvin, a dilapidated wooden building is widespread, where mainly the elderly population lives. Of greatest interest to tourists may be the Tikhvin Monastery and a large number of church sites. The demographic dynamics in the city are far from catastrophic, which indicates acceptable living conditions for the population of Tikhvin.
History of Tikhvin
The first mention of this village dates back to 1383. Due to the location in the zone of intersection of trade routes between the Volga River, Lake Ladoga and the Baltic, a rapid development of the settlement took place. Then it was called Tikhvin Pogost. At the beginning of the 16th century, it was a well-formed and significant center of trade and crafts.
The construction of churches began after 1500 and was completed within 100 years. During this period, the city was ruled by a church, and administrative management appeared in 1723. In the 19th century, the city developed as a craft and trade center.
In 1897, the first census was conducted. At that time, only 6, 589 people lived in the city, of which 3, 032 were men and 3, 557 were women. The number of Orthodox believers was 6420.
In July 1930, Tikhvin became part of the Leningrad Region. During the Great Patriotic War, the city was under the occupation of German troops, but in December 1941 it was liberated.
Geographic features
The city of Tikhvin is located in the southeastern part of the Leningrad Region (at a distance of 215 km from St. Petersburg), on the banks of the Tikhvin River, which belongs to the basin of Lake Ladoga. The climate is temperate continental. Winter here is a couple of degrees colder than in St. Petersburg, and summer is slightly warmer. This is due to the greater continental climate. The average annual temperature is -4.2 degrees.
In January, the average monthly temperature is -8 degrees, and in July - +17.7 degrees. Annual precipitation is 766 mm. Such conditions are favorable for the growth of mixed forests and waterlogging. Therefore, there is usually no shortage of moisture here.
Economy
In Tikhvin, industry, agriculture and construction were developed. Such industries as timber industry, construction of railway equipment, cultivation and processing of agricultural raw materials are developed here. The city has a large number of different enterprises. The most important for the employment of the population is the furniture factory Swedwood. However, in environmental terms, Tikhvin’s enterprises are not critical for environmental pollution, and the number of cars is not too large.
Transport network
The city is located on the highway connecting Vologda with Novaya Ladoga (code: A114). Intercity bus transport is developed. There is also a large number of interurban and suburban routes.
Railway transport is represented by the Tikhvin station, belonging to the October Railway.
Inside the city, transport is limited to buses. There are 16 bus routes in total.
Population
Tikhvin's population slowly and often erratically grew until 1945, after which there was an almost exponential increase until 1996, and then a slower, but significant, decline. In recent years, this decline has slowed dramatically.
In 1825, the population of Tikhvin was only 3803 people. In 1949, 13, 373 people, and in 1992, 72, 000 people.
How many people are in Tikhvin now? In 2017, the number of Tikhvin residents was 57, 900, which puts it in 291st place among the cities of the Russian Federation. The population density is 2279.5 people per square kilometer.
National composition of the population
In Tikhvin, the Russian population prevails. People with Russian nationality are here up to 94%. In second place (by a wide margin) are Ukrainians. There are 1.3% of them in Tikhvin. Belarusians follow (1%). Tatars in the city 0.3 percent, and Azerbaijanis 0.2 percent. The share of other nationalities is very small.
Sights of Tikhvin
Tikhvin is divided into 2 urban zones: the Old Town with a large number of ancient and dilapidated buildings and the New Town, where most of the inhabitants live and the recent building prevails. In 1970, it was planned to demolish almost the entire old part of the city, however, thanks to the prompt reaction of cultural workers, this process was prevented.
Basically, the old part of the city consists of wooden buildings, often two-story ones.
In the city there are over 10 objects that visitors can visit. Basically, these are temples, cathedrals, monasteries and museums. In Tikhvin is located the Historical Architecture and Art Museum, which is the oldest in the region. There is also a local history museum and a house-museum of Rimsky-Korsakov.
Tikhvin Employment Center
This institution is located at: Tikhvin city, 5th microdistrict, 40. You can take buses to the 5 microdistrict stop. From Monday to Thursday, the center is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and citizens are admitted from 10 a.m. to 17 p.m. On Friday it is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and reception is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday are days off. There is no lunch break.
Employment Center Jobs
As of mid-2018, the city requires workers of various specialties. Basically, quite a few doctors are required. Their salaries are from 20 to 40 thousand rubles.
On other types of vacancies, salaries are lower. The minimum, but frequent wage is 11, 400 rubles. On single vacancies, the salary is 50, 000 rubles. Thus, the salaries in the city are quite diverse and correspond to the average level usual for Russian regions.
