Poddorye () is a

rural locality In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically describ ...

(a '' selo'') and the

administrative center An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...

of Poddorsky District of

Novgorod Oblast Novgorod Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Veliky Novgorod. Some of the oldest Russian cities, including Veliky Novgorod and Staraya Russa, are located in the oblast. The historic m ...

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, located in the southwest of the

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, on the

Redya River The Redya () is a river in Kholmsky, Poddorsky, Starorussky, and Parfinsky Districts of Novgorod Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Lovat. It is long, and the area of its basin . The source of the Redya is in Lake Rdeyskoye in ...

, a left

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of the

Lovat River The Lovat (, ; ) is a river in Vitebsk Oblast of Belarus, Usvyatsky, Velikoluksky, and Loknyansky Districts, as well as of the city of Velikiye Luki, of Pskov Oblast and Kholmsky, Poddorsky, Starorussky, and Parfinsky Districts of Novg ...

. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Poddorskoye Rural Settlement. Population:

History

The ''selo'' of Poddorye was first mentioned in 1809. At that time, it was a part of

Starorussky Uyezd Starorussky Uyezd (''Старорусский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Staraya Russa. Dem ...

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 ...

. In 1824, Poddorskaya Volost was transformed into a

military settlement Military settlements () represented a special organization of the Russian military forces in 1810–1857, which allowed the combination of military service and agricultural employment. The beginning of the reform The Emperor Alexander I of Rus ...

and subordinated to the Defense Ministry. Later in the 19th century, it was transferred back to Starorussky Uyezd. On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished, and Poddorsky District was established, with the center in Poddorye. Novgorod Governorate was abolished as well, and the district belonged to

Novgorod Okrug Veliky Novgorod ( ; , ; ), also known simply as Novgorod (), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is one of the oldest cities in Russia, being first mentioned in the 9th century. The city lies along the V ...

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. On July 23, 1930 the okrugs were abolished, and the districts became directly subordinate to the oblast. During

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, Poddorye was occupied by German troops. On July 5, 1944, Poddorsky District was transferred to newly established Novgorod Oblast. On March 31, 1945 the district center was transferred to the ''selo'' of Peregino, but on December 19, 1949 it was transferred back to Poddorye.

Economy

Industry

The biggest industrial enterprise in Poddorye and Poddorsky District is the butter production factory in Poddorye. In 2011, it produced about 80% of all industrial goods in the district.

Transportation

A road connecting

Staraya Russa Staraya Russa (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Polist, Polist River, south of Veliky Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Its population has steadily decreased over ...

with Kholm passes through Poddorye. There are also local roads.

Culture and recreation

Poddorye hosts the Poddorsky District Museum, which was founded in 1987 and displays collections of local interest. The museum belongs to the district administration.

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* * * {{Authority control Rural localities in Novgorod Oblast