Online Encyclopedia

Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.

TORZHOK

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V27, Page 79 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
» Make a correction to this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

TORZHOK , a See also:

town of See also:Russia, in the See also:government of See also:Tver, on the See also:river Tvertsa, 21 M. by See also:rail S.W. of the Likhoslavl, station of the St See also:Petersburg & See also:Moscow railway. Pop. (Igloo), 15,119. It See also:dates from the 11th See also:century, and the name (See also:market-See also:place) shows that this dependency of See also:Novgorod was a commercial centre. It was fortified with a See also:stone See also:wall, which only partially protected it from the attacks of See also:Mongols, See also:Lithuanians and Poles. Torzhok is celebrated in Russia for its embroidered See also:velvet and embroidered See also:leather-See also:work, for the manufacture of travelling bags, and for its See also:trade in See also:corn and See also:flour.

End of Article: TORZHOK

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click, and select "copy." Then paste it into your website, email, or other HTML.
Site content, images, and layout Copyright © 2006 - Net Industries, worldwide.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.

Links to articles and home page are always encouraged.

[back]
TORUS 		[next]
TOSCANELLA (anc. Tuscana, q.v.)

Site © 2006 - Net Industries