Map of Rzhev, Russia

Rzhev is a city in Tver Oblast, Russia, with a population of about 62,246. It lies at 56.2629°N, 34.3289°E. Rzhev is about 212 km (132 mi) west of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Torzhok, 95 km to the northeast.

Rzhev at a glance

Where is Rzhev?

• The 2nd largest city in Tver Oblast on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 6 h 53 min on the shortest day to 17 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Rzhev

• Torzhok — 95 km northeast
• Tver — 117 km northeast
• Vyaz’ma — 117 km south
• Safonovo — 145 km southwest
• Vyshniy Volochëk — 148 km north
• Klin — 148 km east
• Konakovo — 158 km east
• Istra — 162 km east
• Solnechnogorsk — 164 km east
• Yartsevo — 168 km southwest

Largest cities in Tver Oblast

• Tver — 420,065
• Vyshniy Volochëk — 53,800
• Kimry — 52,070
• Torzhok — 48,546
• Konakovo — 42,239

Largest cities in Russia

• Moscow — 10,381,222
• Saint Petersburg — 5,351,935
• Novosibirsk — 1,612,833
• Yekaterinburg — 1,495,066
• Nizhniy Novgorod — 1,259,013
• Kazan — 1,243,500
• Chelyabinsk — 1,202,371
• Omsk — 1,172,070
• Samara — 1,163,399
• Rostov-na-Donu — 1,130,305

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.