urban settlement status and is a part of Belsky Municipal District. Economy The district has potential for the development of local history tourism, a tourist passport of the district has been compiled. The main tourist routes are connected with the events of World War II. Industry There are enterprises of timber and food industries located in Bely. Transportation A paved road connecting Nelidovo and Smolensk via Dukhovshchina passes Bely. There are local roads. The closest railway stations are in Nelidovo (on the railway connecting Moscow and Riga via Velikiye Luki) and Vladimirsky Tupik (the terminus of a railway which branches off in Safonovo from the line connecting Moscow and Smolensk. Culture and recreation Bely contains five cultural heritage monuments of federal significance and additionally sixty-five objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. The federally protected monuments are archeological sites related to the old town of Bely. There is a local museum in Bely, founded in 1925. References Notes Sources External links Official website of Bely Bely Business Directory Cities and towns in Tver Oblast Smolensk Voivodeship Belsky Uyezd (Smolensk Governorate)