Sterzh Cross

Sterzh Cross is a stone cross formerly situated on the bank of the Sterzh Lake.

Named for the lake, it is now exhibited in the Tver History Museum, where it has been for over a century.

Its height is 167 cm.

The cross was erected by Ivanko Pavlovich, a posadnik from Novgorod, in 1133.

The inscription on the cross reads: "On 14 July, 6641 we started to dig a channel, whereupon I, Ivanko Pavlovich, erected this cross".