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Pskov Oblast (Russian: Пско́вская о́бласть, Pskovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Pskov. The oblast borders the European Union countries of Estonia and Latvia, as well as Belarus. It is the westernmost federal subject of mainland Russia (i.e. excluding the exclave of Kaliningrad Oblast). Its major cities are the administrative center Pskov (pop. 202,000) and Velikiye Luki (pop. 104,000). Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Russia is a federation which consists of 86 subjects[1]. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representationâ€”two delegates eachâ€”in the Federation Council (upper house of the Russian parliament). ... Oblast (Czech: oblast, Slovak: oblasÅ¥, Russian and Ukrainian: , Belarusian: , Bulgarian: Ð¾ÌÐ±Ð»Ð°ÑÑ‚) refers to a subnational entity in some countries. ... The Trinity Cathedral (1682-99) is a symbol of Pskovs former might and independence. ... D is Bs exclave, but is not an enclave. ... Kaliningrad Oblast (Russian: , Kaliningradskaya Oblast; informally called Yantarny kray (, meaning amber region) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) on the Baltic coast. ... Velikiye Luki (also transliterated as Velikie Luki, Russian Великие Луки) - city in Russia, in Pskov Oblast. ...

Area: 55,300 km². Population: 760,810 (2002 Census), down from 846,449 recorded in the 1989 Census. Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ... The 1989 Soviet Census was the final and most comprehensive census taken within The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics The census officially recorded the popullation of the USSR at 286,717,000, making it the third most populous country in the world. ...

The Governor is Mikhail Varfolomeyevich Kuznetsov. Mikhail Kuznetsov is an athlete from Kazakhstan. ...

1 Geography
- 1.1 Time zone
2 Administrative divisions
3 Demographics

Geography

Time zone

Pskov Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD). Image File history File links RTZ2. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing daylight saving Moscow Time (Russian: ) is the time zone for the city of Moscow, Russia and most of western Russia, including Saint Petersburg, Russia. ... Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is a high-precision atomic time standard. ...

Administrative divisions

Main article: Administrative divisions of Pskov Oblast

Cities and towns under the oblasts jurisdiction: Pskov (ÐŸÑÐºÐ¾Ð²) (administrative center) Velikiye Luki (Ð’ÐµÐ»Ð¸ÐºÐ¸Ðµ Ð›ÑƒÐºÐ¸) Districts: Bezhanitsky (Ð‘ÐµÐ¶Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ñ†ÐºÐ¸Ð¹) Urban-type settlements under the districts jurisdiction: Bezhanitsy (Ð‘ÐµÐ¶Ð°Ð½Ð¸Ñ†Ñ‹) Krasny Luch (ÐšÑ€Ð°ÑÐ½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ð›ÑƒÑ‡) with 10 volosts under the districts jurisdiction. ...

Demographics

According to the 2002 Census the 'national composition' was • 94.25% Russian • 1.64% Ukrainian • 1.27% Belarusians • 0.42% Roma • 0.30% Armenian • 0.20% Tatar • 0.17% Azeri • 0.15% Estonian • 0.11% Moldovan • 0.09% Latvian • 0.09% German • 0.09% Chuvash • 0.08% Jewish • 0.08% Polish • 0.07% Chechen • 0.05% Finnish • 0.05% Lithuanian • 0.04% Georgian • and 0.04% Mordvin • with many other groups of less than three hundred persons each. • An additional 0.34% of residents declined to state their nationality or ethnocultural identity on the census questionnaire. ^[1] Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ... Languages Romani, languages of native region Religions Christianity, Islam Related ethnic groups South Asians (Desi) The Roma (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom) or Romanies are an ethnic group living in many communities all over the world. ... Tatars (Tatar: Tatarlar/Ð¢Ð°Ñ‚Ð°Ñ€Ð»Ð°Ñ€), sometimes spelled Tartar (more about the name), is a collective name applied to the Turkic speaking people of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. ... Aside from a large Azeri community that is native to Russias Dagestan Republic, the majority of Azeris in Russia are fairly recent immigrants. ... The Chuvash are a bunch of pakis . ... Languages Historical Jewish languages Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, others Liturgical languages: Hebrew and Aramaic Predominant spoken languages: The vernacular language of the home nation in the Diaspora, significantly including English, Hebrew, Yiddish, and Russian Religions Judaism Related ethnic groups Arabs and other Semitic groups For the Jewish religion, see Judaism. ... This article covers the Chechen people as an ethnic group, not Chechen meaning citizens of Chechnya. ... The Mordvins (Mordva) are a people who speak languages of the Finno-Permic branch of the Finno-Ugric language family. ...

v • d • e Subdivisions of Russia
Federal subjects
Republics	Adygea · Altai · Bashkortostan · Buryatia · Chechnya · Chuvashia · Dagestan · Ingushetia · Kabardino-Balkaria · Kalmykia · Karachay-Cherkessia · Karelia · Khakassia · Komi · Mari El · Mordovia · North Ossetia-Alania · Sakha · Tatarstan · Tuva · Udmurtia
Krais	Altai · Kamchatka · Khabarovsk · Krasnodar · Krasnoyarsk · Perm · Primorsky · Stavropol
Oblasts	Amur · Arkhangelsk · Astrakhan · Belgorod · Bryansk · Chelyabinsk · Chita¹ · Irkutsk² · Ivanovo · Kaliningrad · Kaluga · Kemerovo · Kirov · Kostroma · Kurgan · Kursk · Leningrad · Lipetsk · Magadan · Moscow · Murmansk · Nizhny Novgorod · Novgorod · Novosibirsk · Omsk · Orenburg · Oryol · Penza · Pskov · Rostov · Ryazan · Sakhalin · Samara · Saratov · Smolensk · Sverdlovsk · Tambov · Tomsk · Tula · Tver · Tyumen · Ulyanovsk · Vladimir · Volgograd · Vologda · Voronezh · Yaroslavl
Federal cities	Moscow · St. Petersburg
Autonomous oblasts	Jewish
Autonomous okrugs	Aga Buryatia¹ · Chukotka · Khantia-Mansia · Nenetsia · Ust-Orda Buryatia² · Yamalia
Federal districts Central · Far Eastern · Northwestern · Siberian · Southern · Urals · Volga ¹ On March 1, 2008, Chita Oblast and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug are due to merge to form Zabaykalsky Krai. ² On January 1, 2008, Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug is due to merge into Irkutsk Oblast. Federal subjects of the Russian Federation Being the largest country in the world, and one of the most populated, Russia incorporates several types and levels of subdivisions. ... Russia is a federation which consists of 86 subjects[1]. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representationâ€”two delegates eachâ€”in the Federation Council (upper house of the Russian parliament). ... The Russian Federation is divided into 88 federal subjects (constituent units), 21 of which are republics. ... The Republic of Adygea (Russian: ; Adyghe: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic) enclaved within Krasnodar Krai. ... The Altai Republic (Russian: ; Altay: ÐÐ»Ñ‚Ð°Ð¹ Ð ÐµÑÐ¿ÑƒÐ±Ð»Ð¸ÐºÐ°) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... The Republic of Bashkortostan, or Bashkiria (Russian: or ; Bashkir: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... The Buryat Republic (Russian: ; Buryat: Ð‘ÑƒÑ€ÑÐ°Ð´ Ð ÐµÑÐ¿ÑƒÐ±Ð»Ð¸ÐºÐ°) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... The Chechen Republic (IPA: ; Russian: , Chechenskaya Respublika; Chechen: , NoxÃ§iyn Respublika), or, informally, Chechnya (; Russian: ; Chechen: , NoxÃ§iyÃ§Ã¶), sometimes referred to as Ichkeria, Chechnia, Chechenia or NoxÃ§iyn, is a federal subject of Russia. ... Capital Cheboksary Area - total - % water 81st - 18,300 kmÂ² - N/A Population - Total - Density 41st - est. ... The Republic of Dagestan IPA: (Russian: ; Avar: , ), older spelling Daghestan, is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Capital Nalchik Area - total - % water Ranked 83rd - 12,500 kmÂ² - negligible Population - Total - Density Ranked 60th - est. ... The Republic of Kalmykia (Russian: ; Kalmyk: Ð¥Ð°Ð»ÑŒÐ¼Ð³ Ð¢Ð°Ò£Ò»Ñ‡) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... Karachay-Cherkess Republic (Russian: , or, less formal, Karachay-Cherkessia ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... The Republic of Karelia (Russian: ) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... Khakassia or Khakasiya (Russian: or ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic) located in south central Siberia. ... Capital Syktyvkar Area - total - % water Ranked 15th - 415,900 kmÂ² - negligible Population - Total - Density Ranked 54th - est. ... The Mari El Republic (Russian: Респу́блика Мари́й Эл; Mari: Марий Эл Республика) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation... The Republic of Mordovia (Russian: ; Moksha: ÐœÐ¾Ñ€Ð´Ð¾Ð²ÑÐºÑÐ¹ Ð ÐµÑÐ¿ÑƒÐ±Ð»Ð¸ÐºÐ°ÑÑŒ; Erzya: ÐœÐ¾Ñ€Ð´Ð¾Ð²ÑÐºÐ¾Ð¹ Ð ÐµÑÐ¿ÑƒÐ±Ð»Ð¸ÐºÐ°ÑÑŒ) or Mordvinia is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... Capital Vladikavkaz Area - total - % water Ranked 84th - 8,000 kmÂ² - negligible Population - Total - Density Ranked 68th - est. ... The Sakha (Yakutia) Republic (Russian: ; Sakha: Ð¡Ð°Ñ…Ð° Ð ÐµÑÐ¿ÑƒÐ±Ð»Ð¸ÐºÐ°Ñ‚Ð°) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... Republic of Tatarstan (Russian: ; Tatar: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... Tyva Republic IPA: (Russian: IPA: ; Tuvan: ), or Tuva (), is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... The Udmurt Republic (Russian: ; Udmurt: Ð£Ð´Ð¼ÑƒÑ€Ñ‚ ÐÐ»ÑŒÐºÑƒÐ½) or Udmurtia (Russian: Ð£Ð´Ð¼ÑƒÌÑ€Ñ‚Ð¸Ñ) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... The Russian Federation is divided into 89 subjects (administrative units), 6 of which are krais: Altai Krai Khabarovsk Krai Krasnodar Krai Krasnoyarsk Krai Primorsky Krai Stavropol Krai 1. ... Altai Krai (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai) in the Siberian Federal District. ... Kamchatka Krai (Russian: ÐšÐ°Ð¼Ñ‡Ð°ÌÑ‚ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ ÐºÑ€Ð°Ð¹) is a new federal subject of Russia that is scheduled to come into being as a merger of Kamchatka Oblast and Koryakia, after a referendum was held on the issue on 23 October 2005. ... Khabarovsk Krai (Russian: ) (1995 pop. ... Krasnodar Krai (Russian: , Krasnodarsky kray) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the Southern Federal District. ... Krasnoyarsk Krai (Russian: ) (2002 pop. ... Perm Krai (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai) that came into existence on December 1, 2005 as a result of the 2004 referendum on the merger of Perm Oblast and Komi-Permyak Autonomous Okrug. ... Administrative center Vladivostok Area - total - % water Ranked 26th - 165,900 kmÂ² - negligible Population - Total - Density Ranked 26th - est. ... Stavropol Krai (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai). ... The Russian Federation is divided into 89 subjects (administrative units), 49 of which are oblasts: Amur Arkhangelsk Astrakhan Belgorod Bryansk Chelyabinsk Chita Irkutsk Ivanovo Kaliningrad Kaluga Kamchatka Kemerovo Kirov Kostroma Kurgan Kursk Leningrad Lipetsk Magadan Moscow Murmansk Nizhny Novgorod Novgorod Novosibirsk Omsk Orenburg Oryol Penza Perm Pskov Rostov Ryazan Sakhalin... Administrative center Blagoveshchensk Area - total - % water Ranked 14th - 363,700 kmÂ² - Population - Total - Density Ranked 59th - est. ... Arkhangelsk Oblast (Russian: , Arkhangelskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Flag of Astrakhan Oblast Astrakhan Oblast (Russian: , Astrakhanskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), with an area of 44,100 kmÂ², and a population of 1,005,276 (according to the 2002 Census). ... Belgorod Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Bryansk Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Chelyabinsk Oblast (Russian: , Chelyabinskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Irkutsk Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in south-eastern Siberia in the basins of Angara, Lena, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska rivers, and occupies an area of 767,900 kmÂ² (4. ... Ivanovo Oblast (Russian: )(21,400 kmÂ², pop. ... Kaliningrad Oblast (Russian: , Kaliningradskaya Oblast; informally called Yantarny kray (, meaning amber region) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) on the Baltic coast. ... Kaluga Oblast (Russian: ) (29,900 kmÂ², pop. ... Kemerovo Oblast (Russian: , Kemerovskaya oblast), often called Kuzbass () after the Kuznetsk Basin, is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), is located in southwestern Siberia, where the West-Siberian Plain meets the South Siberian mountains. ... Kirov Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Kostroma Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Kurgan Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Kursk Oblast (Russian: , Kurskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Leningrad Oblast (Russian: , tr. ... Lipetsk Oblast (Russian: , Lipetskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Magadan Oblast (Russian: , Magadanskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), in the Far Eastern Federal District. ... Moscow Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) officially established on January 14, 1929. ... Murmansk Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Novgorod Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Novosibirsk Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Omsk Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southwestern Siberia. ... Orenburg Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Oryol Oblast (ÐžÑ€Ð»Ð¾Ð²ÑÐºÐ°Ñ Ð¾Ð±Ð»Ð°ÑÑ‚ÑŒ) is a regional subdivision of Russia. ... Penza Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Flag of Rostov Oblast Rostov Oblast (Russian: , Rostovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Southern Federal District. ... Ryazan Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Sakhalin Oblast on the map of Russia Flag of Sakhalin Oblast Sakhalin Oblast (Russian: , Sakhalinskaya Oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Samara Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Categories: Russia geography stubs \| Oblasts of Russia ... Smolensk Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Flag of Sverdlovsk Oblast Sverdlovsk Oblast (Russian: , Sverdlovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) located in the Urals Federal District. ... Tambov Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Tomsk Oblast (Russian: ) (2002 pop. ... Tula Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Tver Oblast (Russian: Ð¢Ð²ÐµÑ€ÑÐºÐ°ÌÑ Ð¾ÌÐ±Ð»Ð°ÑÑ‚ÑŒ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Tyumen Oblast Coat of Arms Tyumen Oblast flag Tyumen Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) in Urals Federal District. ... Ulyanovsk Oblast (Улья́новская о́бласть) is an administrative division of the Russian Federation. ... Coat of arms of Vladimir Oblast Vladimir Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Volgograd Oblast (Russian: , Volgogradskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Categories: Stub \| Oblasts of Russia ... Voronezh Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Yaroslavl Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda Oblasts. ... This article is being considered for deletion, in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Position of Moscow in Europe Coordinates: , Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Government - Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Area - City 1,081 kmÂ² (417. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... The Russian Federation is divided into 86 federal subjects, one of which is an autonomous oblast (autonomous province), the Jewish Autonomous Oblast. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Russia is divided into 88 federal subjects (subjekty), of which nine are avtonomnyye okruga (autonomous districts, sing. ... Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug (Russian: ), or Aga Buryatia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Chita Oblast). ... Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (Russian: , transliteration: Chukotsky avtonomny okrug; Chukchi: Ð§ÑƒÐºÐ¾Ñ‚ÐºÐ°ÐºÑÐ½ Ð°Ð²Ñ‚Ð¾Ð½Ð¾Ð¼Ð½Ñ‹ÐºÑÐ½ Ð¾ÐºÑ€ÑƒÐ³), or Chukotka (), is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug) located in the Far Eastern Federal District. ... Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrugâ€”Yugra (Russian: ), or Khantia-Mansia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Tyumen Oblast). ... Flag Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russian: ), or Nenetsia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Arkhangelsk Oblast). ... Ust-Orda Buryatia Ust-Orda Buryatia on the map of Russia The flag of Ust-Orda Buryatia Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug (Russian: ), or Ust-Orda Buryatia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Irkutsk Oblast). ... Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug (Russian: ), or Yamalia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Tyumen Oblast). ... All of the federal subjects of Russia are grouped into seven federal districts (Russian: , sing. ... Central Federal District (Russian: Ð¦ÐµÐ½Ñ‚Ñ€Ð°ÌÐ»ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ñ„ÐµÐ´ÐµÑ€Ð°ÌÐ»ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ð¾ÌÐºÑ€ÑƒÐ³; tr. ... Far Eastern Federal District (Russian: Ð”Ð°Ð»ÑŒÐ½ÐµÐ²Ð¾ÑÑ‚Ð¾ÌÑ‡Ð½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ñ„ÐµÐ´ÐµÑ€Ð°ÌÐ»ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ð¾ÌÐºÑ€ÑƒÐ³; tr. ... Northwestern Federal District (Russian: Ð¡ÐµÌÐ²ÐµÑ€Ð¾-Ð—Ð°ÌÐ¿Ð°Ð´Ð½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ñ„ÐµÐ´ÐµÑ€Ð°ÌÐ»ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ð¾ÌÐºÑ€ÑƒÐ³; tr. ... Siberian Federal District (Russian: Ð¡Ð¸Ð±Ð¸ÌÑ€ÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ Ñ„ÐµÐ´ÐµÑ€Ð°ÌÐ»ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ð¾ÌÐºÑ€ÑƒÐ³; tr. ... Southern Federal District (Russian: Ð®ÌÐ¶Ð½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ñ„ÐµÐ´ÐµÑ€Ð°ÌÐ»ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ð¾ÌÐºÑ€ÑƒÐ³; tr. ... Urals Federal District (Russian: Ð£Ñ€Ð°ÌÐ»ÑŒÑÐºÐ¸Ð¹ Ñ„ÐµÐ´ÐµÑ€Ð°ÌÐ»ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ð¹ Ð¾ÌÐºÑ€ÑƒÐ³; tr. ... Categories: Russia geography stubs \| Federal districts of Russia ... is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug (Russian: ), or Aga Buryatia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Chita Oblast). ... Chita Oblast (Russian: ) (431,500 kmÂ², pop. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ust-Orda Buryatia Ust-Orda Buryatia on the map of Russia The flag of Ust-Orda Buryatia Ust-Orda Buryat Autonomous Okrug (Russian: ), or Ust-Orda Buryatia, is a federal subject of Russia (an autonomous okrug of Irkutsk Oblast). ... Irkutsk Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in south-eastern Siberia in the basins of Angara, Lena, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska rivers, and occupies an area of 767,900 kmÂ² (4. ...

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	Pskov (Russian: Псков, ancient spelling Пльсковъ; Estonian: Pihkva; German: Pleskau; Latvian: Pleskava; Polish: Psków) is an ancient Russian city, located in the north-west of Russia about 70 km east from the Estonian border, on the river Velikaya, at 57°49′N 28°20′E The city of Pskov serves as the administrative center of Pskov Oblast.
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