Pushkinogorsky district

Pushkinogorsky district is located southward from the regional center at a distance of 120 km. The district borders in the north with the Ostrovsky district , in the northeast - with the Novorzhevsky district , in the south - with the Opochetsky district , in the west - with the Krasnogorodsky district .

The territory of the district is 1059 km² (2.1% of the total territory of the region). The area is the smallest in area in the Pskov region .

The main rivers are the Great and its tributaries Sorot , Issa , Six , Kudka .

The largest lakes are Velje , Beloguli , Kuchane , Kamyanets .

Pushkinogorsk district was formed in 1927 as part of the Leningrad region , and in 1944 it was included in the formed Pskov region .

The first mention in the annals of the settlement (monastery) of the Holy Mountains dates back to 1569 . In the XVI century , the Tobolenets settlement was founded (the name by the name of the lake) at the Svyatogorsky monastery . On May 25, 1925, in connection with the creation of the A. Pushkin State Museum-Reserve, the Tobolenets settlement - the center of the Pushkin volost of the Opochetsk district of the Pskov province - was renamed the village of Pushkin Hills . In 1927, the Pushkin District was formed as part of the Pskov District of the Leningrad Region , from 1935 - as part of the Velikoluksky District of the Kalinin Region , from May 11, 1937 - as part of the Opochetsk District . In the same 1937 the district was renamed Pushkinogorsky district . In 1944 it was included in the formed Pskov region . From February 1, 1963 to December 30, 1966 it was abolished and was part of the Novorzhevsky district . In 1967, the area was recreated again. ^[2] On February 29, 1960, the Pushkin Mountains received the status of an urban-type settlement , which was joined by both the Pushkin Mountains (Tobolenets) and the Holy Mountains with a monastery .

As of January 1, 2019, out of 7837 residents of the district, 57.53% of the population of the district (or 4509 people) live in urban conditions (in the village of Pushkinskiye Gory ), in rural areas - 42.47% or 3328 people ^[1] .

According to the 2010 census, the population was 9253 inhabitants, including the townspeople - 5222 inhabitants or 56.4% ( October 14, 2010 ) ^[11] .

According to the 2002 census, there were 331 rural settlements in the district, of which there were no populations in 46 villages, from 1 to 5 people lived in 123 villages and villages, from 6 to 10 people in 55, and from 11 to 25 people in 64 in 24 - from 26 to 50 people, in 6 - from 51 to 100 people, in 9 - from 101 to 200 people, in 4 - from 201 to 500 people. ^[12]

According to the 2010 census, 325 rural settlements were located on the territory of the district, of which there were no populations in 75 villages, from 1 to 5 people lived in 138 villages, from 6 to 10 people in 37 villages, from 11 to 25 people in 47 villages, in 12 - from 26 to 50 people, in 4 - from 51 to 100 people, in 10 - from 101 to 200 people, in 2 - from 201 to 500 people. ^[13]

Since April 2015, the Pushkinogorsky district has included 2 municipalities , including: one urban and one rural settlement ( volost ):

Municipal History

In 2005, 6 municipalities were formed in Pushkinogorsky District (Regional Law of February 28, 2005 No. 420-OZ) : one urban and 5 rural settlements (volosts). ^{[14] [15]}

Municipalities in 2005-2010

At a referendum on October 11, 2009, residents of the Pushkin Hills urban settlement, as well as Zaretskaya and Pushkinogorsk volosts, supported the unification into one municipal unit - the Pushkinogorye urban settlement. ^[sixteen]

According to the Regional Law No. 984-OZ dated June 3, 2010 and the new edition of the Regional Law “On the Establishment of Borders and the Status of Newly Formed Municipalities in the Pskov Region” , 4 municipalities were formed in the district: 3 rural settlements (volosts) and 1 urban settlement. ^[17] Thus, in 2010 the city settlement “Pushkin Hills”, Zaretskaya and Pushkinogorsk volosts were abolished and the city settlement “ Pushkinogorye ” was merged into a new municipality. ^[17]

Municipalities in 2010-2015

As part of the administrative reform, it is planned to leave 1 urban settlement and 1 rural settlement in the district, combining Veleyskaya, Novgorodkinsky and Polyansky volosts into one ^[19] .

According to the Law of the Pskov Region dated March 30, 2015 No. 1508-OZ “On the Transformation of Municipalities”, all three rural districts of the district were merged into a single Vele volost . ^[20]

In March 2009 , Buchenkova Rimma Valentinovna (born 1957), a native of the village of Pushkinskiye Gory, was elected head of the Pushkinogorsky district administration. ^[21]

Anatoly Vasilievich Romanov was elected Chairman of the fourth convocation of the Assembly of Deputies of the Pushkinogorsky District. ^[22]

In September 2014, Alexander Viktorovich Baranov was elected head of the Pushkinogorsky district administration.

The western part of the district is crossed by the federal highway " St. Petersburg - Kiev " M20 .

The village of Pushkin Hills and Pushkinogorsky district are inextricably linked with the name of A. S. Pushkin . On the territory of the district is the Mikhailovsky Museum-Reserve (State Memorial Historical-Literary and Natural Landscape Museum-Reserve of A. S. Pushkin “Mikhailovsky”) .

• Coat of arms of Pushkinogorsky district

• Official site of the Pushkinogorsky district
• The official website of the Pushkinogorsky district administration
• Information on the portal of the Pskov region
• Information site of Pushkinogorsky district
• List of cultural heritage monuments of the Pushkinogorsky district in Wikigid