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Encyclopedia > Velikiye Luki

Velikiye Luki (also transliterated as Velikie Luki, Russian Великие Луки) - city in Russia, in Pskov Oblast. 104,979 inhabitants (2002).


Founded in 1211 as a fortress, since 1478 part of Muscovy. During World War II intensive fighting took place in the vicinity between German and Soviet forces during 1941 and 1942. In late 1942 a German force of about 7,000 was surrounded in the town which has been turned into a fortress. After months of heavy fighting, the German defenders were finally wiped out in January 1943. As a result of this siege the city suffered heavy destruction.


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Velikiye Luki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (237 words)
Velikiye Luki (Russian: Вели́кие Лу́ки), also transliterated as Velikie Luki, is a city on the meandering Lovat River in Russia, in Pskov Oblast.
The city of Velikiye Luki was first mentioned in a chronicle under the year of 1166.
Velikiye Luki is the birth place of Soviet Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky.
Official site of Pskov region / Velikiye Luki District (334 words)
The administrative center of the district is the city of Velikiye Luki, situated 297 km away of the regional center – Pskov.
Within the district’s borders there is the Velikiye Luki Central District Hospital with a polyclinic, 38 medical assistant-obstetric outposts, Prorechensky Social Health Center for aging and disabled people and a social shelter for children and teenagers.
The land of Velikiye Luki is a place of many a significant event, fatherland to famous historical personas.
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