Administrative Divisions Of Pskov Oblast
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Pskov Oblast Pskov Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the west of the country. Its administrative center is the Classification of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Pskov. As of the Russian Census ...
is divided into two cities and towns of
oblast An oblast ( or ) is a type of administrative division in Bulgaria and several post-Soviet states, including Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. Historically, it was used in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. The term ''oblast'' is often translated i ...
significance and twenty-four
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. In terms of the population, the biggest administrative districts are
Pskovsky District Pskovsky District () is an administrativeLaw #833-oz and municipalLaw #419-oz district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Pskov Oblast, twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast and borders with ...
(34,323 in 2010) and
Ostrovsky District Ostrovsky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia: *Ostrovsky District, Kostroma Oblast, an administrative and municipal district of Kostroma Oblast *Ostrovsky District, Pskov Oblast, an administrative and ...
(31,096), the smallest one is Usvyatsky District (5,598). In terms of the area, the biggest administrative district is
Bezhanitsky District Bezhanitsky District () is an administrativeLaw #833-oz and municipalLaw #420-oz district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central and eastern parts of the oblast and borders with Dedovichsky District ...
(), the smallest one is
Pushkinogorsky District Pushkinogorsky District () is an administrativeLaw #833-oz and municipalLaw #420-oz district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast and borders with Ostrovsky District in the north, Novo ...
().


Administrative and municipal divisions


Municipal divisions

The municipal divisions of Pskov Oblast are identical with its administrative divisions. All of the administrative districts of Pskov Oblast are municipally incorporated as municipal districts, and the cities of oblast significance are municipally incorporated as urban okrugs.


History

Historically, the whole area of the oblast was dependent on the
Novgorod Republic The Novgorod Republic () was a medieval state that existed from the 12th to 15th centuries in northern Russia, stretching from the Gulf of Finland in the west to the northern Ural Mountains in the east. Its capital was the city of Novgorod. The ...
and was annexed by the
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in the 15th and the 16th centuries. The southern part of the oblast was the battleground area and changed hands frequently, before landing in
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by the end of the 16th century. , 1708
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Peter the Great Peter I (, ; – ), better known as Peter the Great, was the Sovereign, Tsar and Grand Prince of all Russia, Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of Russia, Emperor of all Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725. He reigned j ...
issued an
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which established seven governorates.Указ об учреждении губерний и о росписании к ним городов
The description of the borders of the governorates was not given; instead, their area was defined as a set of towns and the lands adjacent to those towns. The present area of Pskov oblast was a part of Ingermanland Governorate, which was renamed
Saint Petersburg Governorate Saint Petersburg Governorate was a province (''guberniya'') of the Russian Empire, with its capital in Saint Petersburg. The governorate was composed of of area and 2,112,033 inhabitants. It was bordered by Governorate of Estonia, Estonian and G ...
in 1710. The governorates were subdivided into
uyezd An uezd (also spelled uyezd or uiezd; rus, уе́зд ( pre-1918: уѣздъ), p=ʊˈjest), or povit in a Ukrainian context () was a type of administrative subdivision of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, the R ...
s, and uyezds into
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s. In 1727, a separate
Novgorod Governorate Novgorod Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit (''guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR, which existed from 1727 to 1776 and from 1796 to 1927. Its administrative cent ...
was established. It was subdivided into five provinces, and the current area of Novgorod Oblast was split between two of them -
Pskov Pskov ( rus, Псков, a=Ru-Псков.oga, p=psˈkof; see also Names of Pskov in different languages, names in other languages) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in northwestern Russia and the administrative center of Pskov O ...
and
Velikiye Luki Province Veliky, or similar, may refer to: * Veliky (rural locality) (''Velikaya'', ''Velikoye''), name of several rural localities in Russia * Veliky (surname) * Velikaya, a river in Pskov Oblast, Russia * Velikaya (Chukotka), a river in Chukotka, Russia * ...
s. In 1772, after the
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, vast areas which formerly belonged to Poland were annexed by Russia, and in order to accommodate them,
Pskov Governorate Pskov Governorate () was an administrative-territorial unit (''guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR, which existed in 1772–1777 and 1796–1927. Its seat was located in Opochka b ...
, with the center in Opochka, was established, and Pskov and Velikiye Luki Provinces, with the exception of
Gdovsky Uyezd Gdovsky Uyezd (''Гдовский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Saint Petersburg Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Gdov. Demographics At t ...
, were transferred to Pskov Governorate. All current area of Pskov Oblast belonged to Pskov Governorate, with the exception of the areas currently belonging to Gdovsky, Plyussky, and Strugo-Krasnensky Districts. These belonged to Saint Petersburg Governorate.
Porkhovsky Uyezd Porkhovsky Uyezd (''По́рховский уе́зд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Pskov Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Porkhov. Demographics At t ...
belonged to Novgorod Governorate until 1776, and then it was transferred to Pskov Governorate. Pskov Governorate has proven to be too big to be administered properly, and in 1776, the decree of the empress,
Catherine the Great Catherine II. (born Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 172917 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796. She came to power after overthrowing her husband, Peter I ...
, was issued. It divided the governorate into Pskov and
Polotsk Governorate Polotsk () or Polatsk () is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is situated on the Dvina River and serves as the administrative center of Polotsk District. Polotsk is served by Polotsk Airport and Borovitsy air base. As of 2025, it has a popu ...
s. Pskov was made the administrative center of Pskov Governorate. In 1777, Pskov Governorate was transformed into Pskov Viceroyalty. In 1796, the viceroyalty was abolished, and the emperor
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issued a decree restoring Pskov Governorate. The south of Pskov Oblast was transferred to Polotsk Governorate, which in 1777 became
Polotsk Viceroyalty Polotsk () or Polatsk () is a town in Vitebsk Region, Belarus. It is situated on the Dvina River and serves as the administrative center of Polotsk District. Polotsk is served by Polotsk Airport and Borovitsy air base. As of 2025, it has a popul ...
. In 1796, the viceroyalty was abolished and the area was transferred to Belarus Governorate; since 1802 to
Vitebsk Governorate Vitebsk Governorate (, ) was an administrative-territorial unit ('' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire, with the seat of governorship in Vitebsk. It was established in 1802 by splitting Belarusian Governorate and existed until 1924. Today most ...
. After 1919, Vitebsk Governorate was a part of
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. In 1924, Vitebsk Governorate was abolished, and Sebezhsky, Nevelsky, and Velizhsky Uyezds were transferred to Pskov Governorate. In 1920, the Treaty of Tartu established the border between Russia and independent Estonia, and the areas constituting now Pechorsky District, along with the town of Pechory, were transferred to Estonia. In the same year, the
Treaty of Riga The Treaty of Riga was signed in Riga, Latvia, on between Poland on one side and Soviet Russia (acting also on behalf of Soviet Belarus) and Soviet Ukraine on the other, ending the Polish–Soviet War (1919–1921). The chief negotiators of ...
fixed the boundary between Russia and Latvia, with some parts of Pskov Governorate transferred to Latvia. On August 1, 1927, Pskov and Saint Petersburg Governorates were abolished, in the course of the administrative reform, and all of the areas which currently belong to Pskov Oblast and belonged then to Soviet Union, became a part of
Leningrad Oblast Leningrad Oblast (, ; ; ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). The oblast has an area of and a population of 2,000,997 (2021 Russian census, 2021 Census); up from 1,716,868 recorded in the 2010 Russian census ...
. The oblast was divided into okrugs, and the current area of Pskov Oblast was split between
Pskov Pskov ( rus, Псков, a=Ru-Псков.oga, p=psˈkof; see also Names of Pskov in different languages, names in other languages) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in northwestern Russia and the administrative center of Pskov O ...
and
Velikiye Luki Okrug Veliky, or similar, may refer to: * Veliky (rural locality) (''Velikaya'', ''Velikoye''), name of several rural localities in Russia * Veliky (surname) * Velikaya, a river in Pskov Oblast, Russia * Velikaya (Chukotka), a river in Chukotka, Russia * ...
s. On June 17, 1929, Velikiye Luki Okrug was transferred to
Western Oblast Western Oblast () was an administrative-territorial unit (''oblast'') of the Russian SFSR from 1929 to 1937. Its seat was in the city of Smolensk. The oblast was located in the west of European Russia, and its territory is currently divided b ...
, a huge administrative unit with the center in
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. In 1930, the okrugs were also abolished and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblasts. In 1935, the northern part of Western Oblast was transferred to the newly established
Kalinin Oblast Tver Oblast (, ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Tver. From 1935 to 1990, it was known as Kalinin Oblast (). Population: Tver Oblast is a region of lakes, such as Seliger and Brosno. Much of ...
. The areas which constitute now Usvyatsky District and the southern part of Kunyinsky District remained in Western Oblast until it was abolished in 1937, at which point they were transferred to
Smolensk Oblast Smolensk Oblast (), informally also called Smolenshchina (), is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative centre is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Smolensk. As of the 2021 Russ ...
. In the summer of 1941, during the
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, the current area of Pskov Oblast was occupied by German troops. Most of it was not liberated until the summer of 1944. After the liberation, the administrative division of Soviet Union was considerably changed. On August 22, 1944,
Velikiye Luki Oblast Velikiye Luki Oblast (, ''Velikolukskaya oblast'') was an ''oblast'' (a first-level administrative and municipal unit) of the Russian SFSR from 1944 to 1957. Its seat was in the city of Velikiye Luki. The oblast was located in the northwest of E ...
was established, with the center in Velikiye Luki, and on the following day, August 23, 1944, Pskov Oblast was established. In 1945, some areas were transferred from Estonian and Latvian Soviet Socialist Republics to Pskov Oblast and formed three districts, Pechorsky, Pytalovsky, and Kachanovsky Districts. Together, Pskov and Velikiye Luki Oblasts now contained all the areas which currently constitute Pskov Oblast. On October 2, 1957, Velikiye Luki Oblast was abolished and split between Pskov and Kalinin Oblasts. As of October 1957, Pskov Oblast also contained Kholmsky and Ploskoshsky Districts, which in July 1958 were transferred to Novgorod and Kalinin Oblasts, respectively. In the middle of the 1960s the oblast went through the aborted Khrushchyov administrative reform, when districts were first divided into large-scale agricultural and industrial district, and several years later these were abolished, and the oblast got a district structure slightly different from that before the reform.


Abolished districts

After 1927 (with the exception of the aborted reform of 1963–1966) borders between the districts sometimes were modified, and as a result some of the districts were abolished. This list includes the districts which existed in the current area of Pskov Oblast. * Ashevsky District (the administrative center in the selo of Chikhachyovo), Kalinin Oblast, established in 1936, since 1944 in Pskov Oblast, abolished in 1963, merged into Bezhanitsky District; * Chikhachyovsky District (the selo of Chikhachyovo), Leningrad Oblast, established in 1927, abolished in 1932, split between Dedovichsky and Bezhanitsky Districts; * Idritsky District (the settlement of
Idritsa Idritsa () is an urban locality (a work settlement) in Sebezhsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located on the Idritsa River, a left tributary of the Velikaya River. Municipally, it is incorporated as Idritsa Urban Settlement, one of the t ...
), Leningrad Oblast, established in 1927, since 1929 in Western Oblast, abolished in 1932, split between Sebezhsky and Pustoshkinsky Districts. Re-established in 1936, Kalinin Oblast, since 1944 in Velikiye Luki Oblast, since 1957 in Pskov Oblast, abolished in 1959, merged into Sebezhsky District; * Kachanovsky District (the selo of Kachanovo), Pskov Oblast, established in 1945, abolished in 1958, split between Pechorsky and Palkinsky Districts; * Karamyshevsky District (the selo of Karamyshevo), Leningrad Oblast, established in 1927, abolished in 1931, merged into Pskovsky District. Re-established in 1935, Leningrad Oblast, since 1944 in Pskov Oblast, abolished in 1963, split between Pskovsky and Porkhovsky Districts; * Kudeversky District (the selo of Kudever), Leningrad Oblast, established in 1927, abolished in 1931, merged into Novorzhevsky District. Re-established in 1935, Kalinin Oblast, since 1944 in Velikiye Luki Oblast, since 1957 in Pskov Oblast, abolished in 1958, split between Bezhanitsky, Novorzhevsky, Opochetsky, and Pustoshkinsky Districts; * Lovatsky District (the selo of Troitsa-Khlavitsa), established in 1927 as Troitsky District, Leningrad Oblast, renamed Lovatsky District in 1930, abolished in 1930, split between Kholmsky and Loknyansky Districts; * Lyadsky District (the selo of Lyady), established in 1927, Leningrad Oblast, since 1944 in Pskov Oblast, abolished in 1959, split between Plyussky and Gdovsky Districts; * Nasvinsky District (the settlement of Nasva), established in 1927, Leningrad Oblast, since 1929 in Western Oblast, abolished in 1932, split between Loknyansky, Velikoluksky, and Novosokolnichesky Districts; * Novoselsky District (the selo of Novoselye), established in 1927, Leningrad Oblast, abolished in 1932, merged into Strugo-Krasnensky District. Re-established in 1935, since 1944 in Pskov Oblast, abolished in 1959, merged into Strugo-Krasnensky District. * Pavsky District (the selo of Pavy), Pskov Oblast, established in 1946, abolished in 1959, split between Strugo-Krasnensky and Porkhovsky Districts; * Podberezinsky District (the selo of
Podberezye Podberezye () is the name of several rural localities in Russia. Kaluga Oblast As of 2010, two rural localities in Kaluga Oblast bear this name: * Podberezye, Babyninsky District, Kaluga Oblast, a village in Babyninsky District * Podberezye, Mos ...
), established in 1945, Velikiye Luki Oblast, since 1957 in Pskov Oblast, abolished in 1958, split between Kholmsky, Loknyansky, Velikoluksky, and Ploskoshsky Districts; * Polnovsky District (the selo of Polna), established in 1927, Leningrad Oblast, since 1944 in Pskov Oblast, abolished in 1958, merged into Gdovsky District; * Porechyevsky District (the selo of Porechye), established in 1927, Leningrad Oblast, since 1929 in Western Oblast, abolished in 1930, split between Velikoluksky, Nevelsky, and Usvyatsky Districts. Re-established in 1945as Porechensky District, Velikiye Luki Oblast, since 1957 in Pskov Oblast, abolished in 1959, merged into Velikoluksky District. * Pozherevitsky District (the village of Pozherevitsy), established in 1939, Leningrad Oblast, since 1944 in Pskov Oblast, abolished in 1958, split between Dedovichsky and Ashevsky Districts; * Rudnensky District (the selo of Rudno, since 1930 in the village of Vyskatka), established in 1927, Leningrad Oblast, abolished in 1933, split between Gdovsky and Osminsky Districts; * Rykovsky District (the selo of Skokovo), established in 1927, Leningrad Oblast, since 1929 in Western Oblast, abolished in 1930, split between Nasvinsky, Loknyansky, Novosokolnichesky, and Pustoshkinsky Districts; * Seryodkinsky District (the selo of Seryodka), established in 1927, Leningrad Oblast, since 1944 in Pskov Oblast, abolished in 1958, split between Gdovsky and Pskovsky Districts; * Slavkovsky District (the selo of Slavkovichi), established in 1927, Leningrad Oblast, since 1944 in Pskov Oblast, abolished in 1959, merged into Karamyshevsky District; * Soshikhinsky District (the selo of Vorontsovo), established in 1935, Leningrad Oblast, since 1944 in Pskov Oblast, abolished in 1959, split between Ostrovsky and Novorzhevsky Districts; * Usmynsky District (the selo of Usmyn), established in 1927, Leningrad Oblast, since 1929 in Western Oblast Oblast, abolished in 1930, split between Velizhsky and Usvyatsky Districts. Re-established in 1945 as Prikhabsky District, Velikiye Luki Oblast, with the administrative center in the selo of Prikhaby. In 1949, renamed Usmynsky, the administrative center moved to Usmyn, since 1957 in Pskov Oblast. Abolished in 1957, merged into Kunyinsky District; * Ust-Dolyssky District (the selo of Ust-Dolyssy), established in 1928, Leningrad Oblast, since 1929 in Western Oblast Oblast, abolished in 1930, split between Nevelsky and Pustoshkinsky Districts. Re-established in 1952, Velikiye Luki Oblast, with the administrative center in the selo of Prikhaby. In 1949, renamed Usmynsky, the administrative center moved to Usmyn, since 1957 in Pskov Oblast. Abolished in 1959, split between Nevelsky and Pustoshkinsky Districts; * Vyborsky District (the village of Vybor), established in 1927, Leningrad Oblast, abolished in 1932, split between Slavkovsky and Novorzhevsky Districts. The area of Lovatsky District is currently split between Pskov and Novgorod Oblasts. The area of Podberezinsky Districts is split between Pskov, Tver, and Novgorod Oblasts. The area of Rudnensky District is split between Pskov and Leningrad Oblasts.


Renamed districts

In 1937, Pushkinsky District was renamed Pushkinogorsky District.


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