Tikhvin

Tikhvin is a town and the managerial focal point of Tikhvinsky District in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the two banks of the Tikhvinka River. Tikhvin is additionally a mechanical and social focus of the region, and in addition its transportation center point. The name of the town begins from a blend of two words from the Veps dialect: "tikh" and "vin" signify "street" and "market" separately; i.e., street to the market. The town is situated on an antiquated business waterway way.

Inside the structure of managerial divisions, Tikhvin fills in as the authoritative focus of Tikhvinsky District. As a regulatory division, it is, as one with 19 rustic regions, consolidated inside Tikhvinsky District as Tikhvinskoye Settlement Municipal Formation. As a city division, Tikhvinskoye Settlement Municipal Formation is joined inside Tikhvinsky Municipal District as Tikhvinskoye Urban Settlement.

An extra purpose of intrigue is the recorded piece of the town with old wooden structures and arranging normal for the 18^th century. The remnants of wooden conduits from the19th century has been protected too; these are the remaining parts of the Tikhvinskaya water framework. The fundamental compositional and recorded sight of town is the Monastery of Dormition, established in 1560. The religious community is renowned for the Theotokos of Tikhvin symbol.