Nelidovo, Nelidovsky District, Tver Oblast

Nelidovo was founded in 1898 near a railway station of the same name on the private Moscow-Vindava-Rybinsk Railway, {{convert|334|km|sp=us}} from Moscow's Rizhsky railway station.{{cite web|url=http://www.taday.ru/text/71497.html|title=Нелидово. Город, которому нужен храм (Интервью с губернатором Тверской области Д. В. Зелениным )|last=Хорькова|first=Мария |author2=Алена Душка |date=29 September 2007|publisher=Татьянин День|accessdate=15 September 2015}} It belonged to Belsky Uyezd of Smolensk Governorate.

On 12 July 1929, governorates and uyezds were abolished, and Nelidovsky District with the administrative center in the settlement of Nelidovo was established. It belonged to Rzhev Okrug of Western Oblast.{{cite book|last=Воробьёв |first=М. В.|editor=Г. В. Туфанова|script-title=ru:Административно-территориальное деление Смоленской области|year=1993|publisher=Государственный архив Смоленской области|language=Russian|pages=118–133}}{{cite book|last1=Малыгин|first1=П. Д.|last2=Смирнов|first2=С. Н.|title=История административно-территориального деления Тверской Области|url=http://geoportal.tversu.ru/Atlas/tutorial/History_TO_divisions.pdf|year=2007|location=Tver|oclc=540329541|pages=14–15}} On August 1, 1930, the okrugs were abolished, and the districts were subordinated directly to the oblast. On 29 January 1935 Kalinin Oblast was established, and Nelidovsky District was transferred to Kalinin Oblast.{{cite web|url=http://guides.rusarchives.ru/browse/guidebook.html?bid=225&sid=767186|script-title=ru:Справка об изменениях в административно-территориальном делении Тверской губернии - Калининской области|publisher=Архивы России|language=Russian|accessdate=10 September 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419140741/http://guides.rusarchives.ru/browse/guidebook.html?bid=225&sid=767186|archivedate=April 19, 2012|df=mdy-all}} During World War II, in 1941–1942, Nelidovo was occupied by German troops. On August 22, 1944, the district was transferred to newly established Velikiye Luki Oblast. Nelidovo was granted town status in 1949.

On October 2, 1957, Velikiye Luki Oblast was abolished, and Nelidovsky District was transferred back to Kalinin Oblast. In 1990, Kalinin Oblast was renamed Tver Oblast.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nelidovo serves as the administrative center of Nelidovsky District.{{OKATO reference|28 243}} As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Nelidovsky District as Nelidovo Urban Settlement.Law #34-ZO stipulates that the borders of the settlements (administrative-territorial divisions) are identical to the borders of the urban and rural settlements (municipal divisions), and that the borders of the administrative districts are identical to the borders of the municipal districts. Law #38-ZO, which describes the borders and the composition of the municipal formations in Nelidovsky Municipal District, lists the town of Nelidovo as a part and the administrative center of Nelidovo Urban Settlement of that district. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Nelidovsky Municipal District.Law #38-ZO

Originally, Nelidovo was built to serve lignite deposits. The lignite mines are still active. Additionally, there are enterprises of timber, textile, and chemical industries in Nelidovo.{{cite web|url=http://www.depagr.tver.ru/TGS/depagr_new/depagr.nsf/files/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%9D%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9%20%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%BD.pdf/$FILE/%D0%9D%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9%20%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%BD.pdf|script-title=ru:Паспорт Нелидовского района Тверской области в сфере АПК|publisher=ГКУ ТО «Центр развития АПК Тверской области»|language=Russian|accessdate=8 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122417/http://www.depagr.tver.ru/TGS/depagr_new/depagr.nsf/files/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B0-%D0%9D%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9%20%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%BD.pdf/$FILE/%D0%9D%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9%20%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%BD.pdf|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nelidovo.su/site.xp/049048053.html|script-title=ru:История|publisher=Nelidovsky District Administration|language=Russian|accessdate=22 August 2015}}

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The railway which connects Moscow and Riga via Rzhev, crosses the district from east to west. There is passenger railway traffic.

The M9 highway connecting Moscow with Riga passes just north of Nelidovo. Another paved road connects Nelidovo with Dukhovshchina via Bely. There are also local roads with bus traffic originating from Nelidovo.

Nelidovo has four cultural heritage monuments of local significance, which are graves of soldiers fallen in the World War II.{{RKN_base}}

In 2009, the mining museum was opened in Nelidovo.{{cite news|url=http://www.interfax.ru/russia/96772|script-title=ru:В Тверской области откроется Музей шахтерской славы|date=22 August 2015|publisher=Interfax|language=Russian|accessdate=9 September 2015}}

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