Pskov
Pskov
Псков | |
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City | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Pskov | |
Pskov Location of Pskov Pskov Pskov (Pskov Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 57°49′N 28°20′E / 57.817°N 28.333°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Pskov Oblast |
| First mentioned | 903 |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Duma |
| • City Head | Ivan Tsetsersky |
| Area | |
| • Total | 96 km2 (37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 203,279 |
| • Estimate (2018)[2] | 210,501 (+3.6%) |
| • Rank | 91st in 2010 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) |
Administrative status | |
| • Subordinated to | City of Pskov |
| • Capital of | Pskov Oblast, Pskovsky District |
Municipal status | |
| • Urban okrug | Pskov Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Pskov Urban Okrug, Pskovsky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [3]) |
| Postal code(s)[4] | 180xxx |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8112 |
| OKTMO ID | 58701000001 |
| City Day | July 23 |
| Twin towns | Neuss, Valmiera, Perth, Roanoke, Białystok, Gera, Nijmegen, Arles, Norrtälje Municipality, Daugavpils, Derbent, Surgut, Severodvinsk |
| Website | www |
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pskov.
- Official website of the City of Pskov Administration Archived 2008-02-24 at the Wayback Machine