Borovichi

In historical acts of the XV-XVI centuries it is mentioned as a row or row of Borovichi, where the row (order) is a specifically Novgorod term meaning a trade and craft village; later the village of Borovichi.

Since the 18th century, the village was located on the main trade highway of that time - the Vyshnevolotsk water system. Its inhabitants have long been famous for skilful pilots who led small ships through the dangerous Borovitsky rapids. Peter I released the residents of Borovici from taxes with the obligation to engage mainly in this fishing.

The town of Borovici since 1770. An ancient pottery center. Since the end of the 19th century, the production of refractories from local clays developed.

The name Borovici could be derived from the nickname Borov using the suffix -ichi, indicating the descendants of the person named in the basis of the name. But there is an opinion that the patronymic design of this name is accidental, and it comes from the Russian dialect Borovich "borovy soil" or Borovitsa "plant of the heath or cereal family."

Refractory plant (production developed from the end of the 19th century), JSC "Velgian Paper Factory" (wallpaper, paper, wipes), woodworking plant.

Factories: woodworking machines, "Polymermash", brick, silicate brick, "Engine", electrical equipment, etc. Enterprises of furniture, light and food industry.

In the Borovichi district, wood is harvested and processed. They grow winter crops, flax, potatoes, cabbage.

Breed cattle, pigs, poultry.

Architecture, attractions

Arch Bridge over the Msta River (1905, the first arch bridge in Russia).

35 km north of the city of Borovichi, in the village of Konchanskoye-Suvorovskoye, on the shore of Lake Sheregodro, the Museum-Reserve of the commander A.V. Suvorov (lived in the estate in exile in 1797-99).

South of Borovichi, in the village of Opechensky Posad, lived writer V.Y. Shishkov (1873-1945).

Near the city are the remains of 2 settlements and mound groups of 7-9 centuries.