Bezhetsk

Bezhetsk
Бежецк
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Bezhetsk
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Bezhetsk
Bezhetsk (Tver Oblast)
Coordinates: 57°46′N 36°42′E / 57.767°N 36.700°E / 57.767; 36.700
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTver Oblast
Administrative districtBezhetsky District
Urban settlementSelsovietBezhetsk
Town status since1776
Elevation
145 m (476 ft)
Population
 • Total
24,522
 • Estimate 
(2021)
21,466 (−12.5%)
 • Capital ofBezhetsky District, Bezhetsk Urban Settlement
 • Municipal districtBezhetsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementBezhetsk Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofBezhetsky Municipal District, Bezhetsk Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal codes
171980–171984, 171987, 171988, 171999
Dialing code+7 48231
OKTMO ID28604101001
Websitebezhetsk.tv

Bezhetsk (Russian: Бе́жецк) is a town and the administrative center of Bezhetsky District in Tver Oblast, Russia, located on the Mologa River at its confluence with the Ostrechina. Population: 24,522 (2010 census); 28,643 (2002 census); 30,377 (1989 Soviet census); 20,618 (2024). It was previously known as Gorodetsk (until 1766).