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Ostrovsky Destrict
Островский район (Roushie)

Location o Ostrovsky Destrict in Pskov Oblast
Coordinates: 57°20′N 28°21′E / 57.333°N 28.350°E / 57.333; 28.350Coordinates: 57°20′N 28°21′E / 57.333°N 28.350°E / 57.333; 28.350
Location
KintraRoushie
Federal subjectPskov Oblast[1]
Administrative structure (as o April 2011)
Admeenistrative centretoun o Ostrov[2]
Inhabitit localities:[2]
Ceeties/touns1
Rural localities460
Municipal structure (as o April 2011)
Municipally incorporatit asOstrovsky Municipal Destrict[2]
Municipal diveesions:[2]
Urban settlements1
Rural settlements6
Stateestics
Aurie2,400 km2 (930 sq mi)[3]
Population (2010 Census)31,096 inhabitants[4]
• Urban69.7%
• Rural30.3%
Density12.96/km2 (33.6/sq mi)[5]
Time zoneMSK (UTC+03:00)[6]
Offeecial wabsteid
Ostrovsky Destrict on WikiCommons

Ostrovsky Destrict (Roushie: О́стровский райо́н) is a admeenistrative[1] an municipal[2] destrict (raion), ane o the twinty-fower in Pskov Oblast, Roushie. It is locatit in the wast o the oblast an borders wi Pskovsky Destrict in the north, Porkhovsky Destrict in the northeast, Novorzhevsky Destrict in the sootheast, Pushkinogorsky an Krasnogorodsky Destricts in the sooth, Pytalovsky Destrict in the wast, an wi Palkinsky Destrict in the northwast. The aurie the destrict is 2,400 square kilometer (930 sq mi).[3] Its admeenistrative centre is the toun o Ostrov.[2] Population: 31,096 (2010 Census);[4] 36,685 (2002 Census);[7] 14,199 (1989 Census).[8] The population o Ostrov accoonts for 69.7% o the destrict's total population.[4]

Geografie

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The entire destrict lies in the basin o the Velikaya River, a major tributar o Loch Peipus. The Velikaya crosses the destrict frae sootheast tae northwast; the toun o Ostrov is located on its banks. The major tributars o the Velikaya athin the destrict are the Sinyaya, the Utroya, an the Kukhva (aw left). The rivers in the east o the destrict drain intae the Cheryokha, which haes its source in the destrict, flows north, an ayont the destrict limits jyns the Velikaya frae the richt.

History

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Coat o airms o Ostrov, as o 1781

Ostrov wis first mentioned in 1342.[9] At the time, it wis a fortress subordinate tae Pskov an protectin it frae the sooth. Awready in the end o the 14t hunderyear the fortress wis built in stane. In 1406, the Livonie Order besiegit Ostrov but failed tae conquer it. The fortress wis first conquered bi the Order in 1501, an the toun wis devastatit. In the 18t hunderyear, the state border wis muivit further tae the wast, an the aurie lost its militar importance.[10]

In the course o the admeenistrative reshape carriet oot in 1708 bi Peter the Great, the aurie wis includit intae Ingermanland Govrenorate (kent syne 1710 as Saunt Petersburg Govrenorate). Ostrov is specifically mentioned as ane o the touns makkin up the governorate. In 1727, separate Novgorod Govrenorate wis split aff, an in 1772, Pskov Govrenorate (which atween 1777 an 1796 existit as Pskov Viceroyalty) wis established. The aurie wis a pairt o Ostrovsky Uyezd o Pskov Govrenorate.

On 1 August 1927, the uyezds wur abolished, an Ostrovsky Destrict wis established, wi the admeenistrative centre in the toun o Ostrov. It includit pairts o umwhile Ostrovsky an Pskovsky Uyezds. The govrenorates wur abolished as well, an the destrict became a pairt o Pskov Okrug o Leningrad Oblast. On 23 Julie 1930, the okrugs wur abolished an aw, an the destricts wur directly subordinatit tae the oblast. Atween 22 Mairch 1935 an 19 September 1940, Ostrovsky Destrict wis a pairt o Pskov Okrug o Leningrad Oblast, ane o the okrugs abuttin the state boondars o the Soviet Union. Atween August 1941 an Julie 1944, Ostrovsky Destrict wis occupee'd bi German troops. An unnergrund resistance group wis active in Ostrov durin the war. On 23 August 1944, the destrict wis transferred tae newly established Pskov Oblast.[11]

On 1 August 1927, Palkinsky Destrict wis established an aw, wi the admeenistrative centre in the selo o Palkino. It includit pairts o umwhile Pskovsky an Ostrovsky Uyezds an wis a pairt o Pskov Okrug o Leningrad Oblast. On 20 September 1931, Palkinsky Destrict wis abolished an mergit intae Ostrovsky Destrict. On 15 Februar 1935, the destrict wis re-established on the territory which ance constitutit pairts o Pskovsky an Ostrovsky Destricts.[11]

On 15 Februar 1935, Soshikhinsky Destrict wis established on the pairts o Ostrovsky an Slavkovsky Destricts. The admeenistrative centre o the destrict wis locatit in the selo o Vorontsovo. Atween 22 Mairch 1935 an 19 September 1940, Soshikhinsky Destrict wis a pairt o Pskov Okrug o Leningrad Oblast. Atween August 1941 an Julie 1944, Soshikhinsky Destrict wis occupee'd bi German troops. On 23 August 1944, the district wis transferred tae newly established Pskov Oblast. On 3 October 1959 the destrict wis abolished an split atween Ostrovsky an Novorzhevsky Destricts.[11] Efter the admeenistrative reforms o the 1960s, the whole o the umwhile Soshikhinsky Destrict wis transferred tae Ostrovsky Destrict.

Atween 1959 an 1965, pairts o Pytalovsky Destrict wur temporarily transferred tae Ostrovsky Destrict. Atween 1961 an 1966, pairts o Palkinsky Destrict wur temporarily transferred tae Ostrovsky Destrict.[11]

Economy

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Industry

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The economy o the destrict is based on fuid industry (45.8% o the gross product in 2009), electronic industry (28.2%), an textile industry (5.4%).[12]

Agricultur

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The main agricultural specializations o the destrict are cattle (wi meat an milk production) an poultry breedin.[13]

Transportation

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A railwey frae St. Petersburg via Pskov tae Pytalovo an further tae Rēzekne in Latvie crosses the destrict frae north tae sooth. In Latvie, it provides access tae Riga an Vilnius (via Daugavpils). As o 2012, thare wis passenger traffec on the railwey.

The M20 highway, which connects St. Petersburg an Vitebsk via Pskov, crosses the destrict frae north tae sooth. Ostrov is the northren terminus o the European route E262, which proceeds tae Kaunas via Rēzekne an Daugavpils. The stretch atween Ostrov an Latvie border haes been a toll road syne 2002.[14] Thare are road connections frae Ostrov northwast tae Pechory via Palkino an aw, northeast tae Porkhov, an sootheast tae Novorzhev, as well as local roads. The stretch atween Ostrov an Pechory is a toll road as well.[14]

Nane o the rivers athin the destrict are navigable.

Cultur an recreation

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The St. Nicholas Kirk in Ostrov

The destrict conteens sax cultural heritage monuments o federal significance (aw o thaim in the toun o Ostrov) an additionally ninety-nine objects classifee'd as cultural an historical heritage o local significance (fifty-ane o thaim in Ostrov).[15] The federally protectit monuments are the St. Nicholas Kirk, the Trinity Kirk, the tradin arcades, the brig, the monument tae Klavdiya Nazarova, an organizer o the unnergrund durin Warld War II, an the steid o the umwhile Ostrov fortress.

Ostrov hosts the Ostrov Destrict Museum, the anerly museum in the destrict.[16]

References

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Notes

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  1. ↑ a b Law #833-oz
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Law #420-oz
  3. ↑ a b "О районе" (in Russian). Портал муниципальных образований Псковской области. Archived frae the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 9 Julie 2012.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  4. ↑ a b c Roushie Federal State Stateestics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 Aw-Roushie Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 Aw-Roushie Population Census] (in Roushie). Federal State Stateestics Service.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  5. ↑ The value o density wis calculatit automatically bi dividin the 2010 Census population bi the aurie specifee'd in the infobox. Please note that this vailyie is anly approximate as the aurie specifee'd in the infobox daes nae necessarily correspond tae the aurie o the entity proper or is reportit for the same year as the population.
  6. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Govrenment o the Roushie Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of Juin 31, 2011 On Calculatin Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of Julie 03, 2016 On Amendin Federal Law "On Calculatin Time". Effective as of efter saxty days follaein the day o the offeecial publication.).
  7. ↑ Roushie Federal State Stateestics Service (21 Mey 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population o Roushie, Its Federal Destricts, Federal Subjects, Destricts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Admeenistrative Centres, an Rural Localities wi Population o Ower 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [Aw-Roushie Population Census o 2002] (in Roushie).CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  8. ↑ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [Aw Union Population Census o 1989: Present Population o Union an Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts an Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Destricts, Urban Settlements, an Veelages Servin as Destrict Admeenistrative Centres]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [Aw-Union Population Census o 1989] (in Roushie). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute o Demografie at the Naitional Resairch Varsity: Heicher Schuil o Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  9. ↑ Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 338. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  10. ↑ "История района" (in Russian). Портал муниципальных образований Псковской области. Archived frae the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 12 Julie 2012.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  11. ↑ a b c d Герасимёнок, Т. Е.; Н. В. Коломыцева, И. С. Пожидаев, С. М. Фёдоров, К. И. Карпов (2002). Территориальное деление Псковской области (in Russian). Pskov. ISBN 5-94542-031-X.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors leet (link) CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  12. ↑ "Экономика" (in Russian). Портал муниципальных образований Псковской области. Archived frae the original on 30 Apryle 2018. Retrieved 11 Julie 2012.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  13. ↑ "Сельское хозяйство" (in Russian). Портал муниципальных образований Псковской области. Archived frae the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 11 Julie 2012.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  14. ↑ a b "Псковская обл. Платные дороги" (in Russian). АСМАП. Archived frae the original on 14 Julie 2014. Retrieved 16 October 2012.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  15. ↑ "Памятники истории и культуры народов Российской Федерации" (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Culture. Retrieved 11 Julie 2011.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  16. ↑ "Островский краеведческий музей" (in Russian). Российская сеть культурного наследия. Retrieved 11 Julie 2012.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)

Sources

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  • Псковское областное Собрание депутатов. Закон №833-оз от 5 февраля 2009 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Псковской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Псковская правда", №20, 10 февраля 2009 г. (Pskov Oblast Council of Deputies. Law #833-oz of February 5, 2009 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Pskov Oblast. Effective as of the official publication date.).
  • Псковское областное Собрание депутатов. Закон №420-оз от 28 февраля 2005 г. «Об установлении границ и статусе вновь образуемых муниципальных образований на территории Псковской области», в ред. Закона №1251-ОЗ от 7 февраля 2013 г. «О внесении изменения в статью 24 Закона Псковской области "Об установлении границ и статусе вновь образуемых муниципальных образований на территории Псковской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Псковская правда", №41-43, №44-46, №49-51, 4 марта 2005 г., 5 марта 2005 г., 11 марта 2005 г. (Pskov Oblast Council of Deputies. Law #420-oz of February 28, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and the Status of the Newly Formed Municipal Formations on the Territory of Pskov Oblast, as amended by the Law #1251-oz of February 7, 2013 On Amending Article 24 of the Law of Pskov Oblast "On Establishing the Borders and the Status of the Newly Formed Municipal Formations on the Territory of Pskov Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).
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