Pskov

Pskov
Псков
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Pskov is located in Russia
Pskov
Pskov
Location of Pskov
Pskov is located in Pskov Oblast
Pskov
Pskov
Pskov (Pskov Oblast)
Coordinates: 57°49′N 28°20′E / 57.817°N 28.333°E / 57.817; 28.333
CountryRussia
Federal subjectPskov Oblast
First mentioned903
Government
 • BodyCity Duma
 • City HeadIvan Tsetsersky
Area
 • Total96 km2 (37 sq mi)
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[1]
 • Total203,279
 • Estimate 
(2018)[2]
210,501 (+3.6%)
 • Rank91st in 2010
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
 • Subordinated toCity of Pskov
 • Capital ofPskov Oblast, Pskovsky District
 • Urban okrugPskov Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofPskov Urban Okrug, Pskovsky Municipal District
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[3])
Postal code(s)[4]
180xxx
Dialing code(s)+7 8112
OKTMO ID58701000001
City DayJuly 23
Twin townsNeuss, Valmiera, Perth, Roanoke, Białystok, Gera, Nijmegen, Arles, Norrtälje Municipality, Daugavpils, Derbent, Surgut, SeverodvinskEdit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.pskovgorod.ru

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.

History

There was Pskov feudal republic depended of Novgorod.

Sister cities

Pskov is twinned with the following cities:

References

  1. ↑ Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  2. ↑ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  4. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)

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