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Pskov Oblast. / 57.317°N 29.250°E / 57.317; 29.250. Pskov Oblast ( Russian: Пско́вская о́бласть, romanized : Pskovskaya oblast') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast ), located in the west of the country. Its administrative center is the city of Pskov. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 599,084.
Pskov. / 57.817°N 28.333°E / 57.817; 28.333. Pskov (Russian: Псков, IPA: [pskof] ⓘ; see also names in other languages) is a city in northwestern Russia and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, located about 20 kilometers (12 mi) east of the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River.
1920 - Pskov State Theatre active. [citation needed] 1930's - Pskov Airport founded. 1939 - Population: 59,898. 1940 - June: Soviet 8th Army invaded Estonia and Latvia from the city. 1941 9 July: City occupation by German forces begins; City renamed "Pleskau." Pskov Orthodox Mission begins. Famine.
Section of the kremlin wall, Pskov city, Russia. Pskov, oblast (province), northwestern Russia. It occupies an area of 21,400 square miles (55,300 square km) in the lowland basins of the Lovat, Shelon, and Velikaya rivers, with intervening low, morainic uplands. Much of the surface is covered by peat bog, grass marsh, and lakes—notably Lake ...
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Pskov Oblast (region) covers 55,300 square kilometers (21,400 square miles), is home to about 630,00 people and has a population density of only 12 people per square kilometer. In the summer, recommend trips include Truvorovo settlement, know for its panoramic views of expansive landscape, and the Slovenian Keys., a water world of lakes, rivers ...
Pskov, city and administrative centre of Pskov oblast (region), northwestern Russia. The city lies along the Velikaya (Great) River at its confluence with the small Pskova River, at a point 9 miles (14 km) above the Velikaya’s outfall into Lake Pskov. Pskov is one of the oldest Russian towns, being first mentioned in a chronicle of the year ...
Pskov Oblast is situated on the Eastern European Plain. It has borders with Belarus to the south and Latvia and Estonia to the west, with the Oblasts of Smolensk in the southeast, Tver and Novgorod in the east and Leningrad in the north-east. Around two-fifths of the Oblast’s territory is forested.
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