Pskov
Pskov (Russian: Псков, ancient Russian spelling Пльсковъ (Pleskov)) is an old city in the northwest of Russia. It is the administrative center of Pskov Oblast. It is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River.
| Pskov (English) Псков (Russian) | |
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| City Day | July 23 |
| Administrative status (as of February 2009) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Pskov Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | City of Pskov |
| Municipal status (as of February 2005) | |
| Urban okrug | Pskov Urban Okrug |
| City Head | Ivan Tsetsersky |
| Representative body | City Duma |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) | 203,279 inhabitants[1] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 91st |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+04:00) |
| First mentioned | 903 |
| Postal code(s) | 180xxx |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8112 |
| Official website | |
| Pskov on WikiCommons | |
History
There was Pskov feudal republic depended of Novgorod.
Sister cities
Pskov is twinned with the following cities:
Pskov Media
View of the Pskov Kremlin from the Velikaya River in 2014
Siege of Pskov by Stephen Báthory, by Karl Bryullov.
Псков. Великолукская улица, 1911 год.
Pskov Krom, view from the Velikaya River
Church of Saint Basil of Caesarea on the Hill
View of the Kremlin from Pskova riverside in Pskov, Russia
A Russian coin commemorating Pskov's 1,100th anniversary
Bus on city route 1 at the railway station in Pskov, Russia
Russian actress Yulia Peresild
References
- ↑ Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (2011)Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
Other websites
- Official website of the City of Pskov Administration Archived 2008-02-24 at the Wayback Machine
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