[11] The whole area of the district belongs to the drainage basin of the Volga River.

[13] On 12 July 1929, governorates and uyezds were abolished, and Rzhevsky District with the administrative center in the town of Rzhev was established.

[15] On 12 July 1929 Molodotudsky District, with the center in the selo of Molodoy Tud was created as well.

On March 5, 1935 Chertolinsky District with the administrative center in the selo of Chertolino was established.

[13] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Rzhevsky District is one of the thirty-six in the oblast.

[6] There are enterprises in the district producing brick, crushed stone, and prefabricated wooden houses.

[16] The main agricultural specializations of the district are cattle breeding with meat and milk production, as well as crops and flax growing.

[17] The railway which connects Moscow and Riga via Rzhev, crosses the district from east to west.

Another railway connecting Torzhok with Vyazma via Rzhev, crosses it from north to south.

Two other roads connect Rzhev with Tver via Staritsa and with Ostashkov via Selizharovo; both of them cross the district.