Create account Log in Article Talk Read Edit View history Pskov From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Coordinates: 57°49′N 28°20′E Pskov (Russian: Псков; IPA: [pskof] ( listen), ancient Russian spelling "Плѣсковъ", Pleskov) is Navigation Pskov (English) a city and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located about 20 kilometers Псков (Russian) Main page (12 mi) east from the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population: 203,279 (2010 [1] Contents Census);[3] 202,780 (2002 Census);[5] 203,789 (1989 Census).[6] - City - Featured content Current events Contents Random article 1 History Donate to Wikipedia 1.1 Early history 1.2 Pskov Republic 1.3 Modern history Interaction 2 Administrative and municipal status Help 3 Landmarks and sights About Wikipedia 4 Climate Community portal 5 Economy Recent changes 6 Notable people Krom (or Kremlin) in Pskov Contact Wikipedia 7 International relations 7.1 Twin towns and sister cities Toolbox 8 References 8.1 Notes What links here 8.2 Sources Related changes 9 External links Upload file Special pages History [edit] Location of Pskov Oblast in Russia Permanent link Page information Data item Early history [edit] Cite this page The name of the city, originally spelled "Pleskov", may be loosely translated as "[the town] of purling waters". Its earliest mention comes in 903, which records that Igor of Kiev married a [citation needed] Print/export local lady, St. Olga. Pskovians sometimes take this year as the city's foundation date, and in 2003 a great jubilee took place to celebrate Pskov's 1,100th anniversary. Create a book Pskov The first prince of Pskov was Vladimir the Great's younger son Sudislav. Once imprisoned by Download as PDF his brother Yaroslav, he was not released until the latter's death several decades later. In the Printable version 12th and 13th centuries, the town adhered politically to the Novgorod Republic. In 1241, it was taken by the Teutonic Knights, but Alexander Nevsky recaptured it several months later during a Languages legendary campaign dramatized in Sergei Eisenstein's 1938 movie. Afrikaans In order to secure their independence from the knights, the Pskovians elected a Lithuanian prince, named Daumantas, a Roman Catholic converted to Orthodox faith and known in Russia ﺍﻟﻌﺭﺑﻳﺔ Беларуская as Dovmont, as their military leader and prince in 1266. Having fortified the town, Daumantas Беларуская routed the Teutonic Knights at Rakvere and overran much of Estonia. His remains and sword (тарашкевіца) are preserved in the local kremlin, and the core of the citadel, erected by him, still bears the Български name of "Dovmont's town". Català Location of Pskov in Pskov Oblast Чӑвашла Pskov Republic [edit] Česky Main article: Pskov Republic Coordinates: 57°49′N 28°20′E Cymraeg Dansk By the 14th century, the town functioned as the capital of a de facto sovereign republic. Its most Deutsch powerful force was the merchants who brought the town into the Hanseatic League. Pskov's Eesti independence was formally recognized by Novgorod in 1348. Several years later, the veche promulgated a law code (called the Pskov Charter), which was one of the principal sources of Español Coat of arms Flag Esperanto the all-Russian law code issued in 1497. City Day [citation needed] Euskara For Russia, the Pskov Republic was a bridge towards Europe; for Europe, it was a western July 23 (outpost of Russia. Importance of the city made it a subject of numerous sieges throughout its Administrative status (as of February 2009 ﻓﺎﺭﺳﯽ Français history. The Pskov Krom (or Kremlin) withstood twenty-six sieges in the 15th century alone. At Country Russia Galego one point, five stone walls ringed it, making the city practically impregnable. A local school of Federal subject Хальмг icon-painting flourished, and local masons were considered the best in Russia. Many peculiar Pskov Oblast[1] Page 1 / 4 한국어 Administratively features of Russian architecture were first introduced in Pskov. [1] subordinated to City of Pskov Hrvatski [7] Finally, in 1510, the city fell to Muscovite forces. Administrative Bahasa Indonesia Pskov Oblast, The deportation of noble families to Moscow is a center of [citation needed] Ирон Pskovsky subject of Rimsky-Korsakov's opera Pskovityanka District,[citation needed] Italiano [1] (1872). As the second largest city of the Grand City of Pskov עברית Duchy of Moscow, Pskov still attracted enemy Municipal status (as of February 2005) ქართული armies. Most famously, it withstood a prolonged Latina Urban okrug [2] siege by a 50,000-strong Polish army during the final Pskov Urban Okrug Latviešu Administrative stage of the Livonian War (1581–1582). The king of Pskov Urban Okrug,[2] Lietuvių center of Pskovsky Municipal Poland Stephen Báthory undertook some thirty-one Magyar District[2] Siege of Pskov by Stephen Báthory, by attacks to storm the city, which was defended City Head Nederlands Karl Bryullov Ivan Tsetsersky mainly by civilians. Even after one of the city walls [citation needed] 日本語 [citation needed] was broken, the Pskovians managed to fill the gap Representative Norsk bokmål City Duma and repel the attack. "It's amazing how the city reminds me of Paris", wrote one of the body [citation needed] Norsk nynorsk Frenchmen present at Báthory's siege. Statistics Occitan Олык марий Modern history [edit] Population 203,279 inhabitants[3] Plattdüütsch (2010 Census) Peter the Great's conquest of Estonia and Latvia during the Great Northern War in the early Polski - Rank in 2010 91st 18th century spelled the end of Pskov's traditional role as a vital border fortress and a key to Português Time zone [4] Russia's interior. As a consequence, the city's importance and well-being declined dramatically, MSK (UTC+04:00) Română although it has served as a seat of separate governorate since 1777. It was here that the last First mentioned [citation needed] Русский 903 Russian Tsar abdicated in March 1917. Scots Postal code(s) 180xxx[citation needed] Simple English During World War I, Pskov became the center of much activity behind the lines, and after the Dialing code(s) [citation needed] Slovenčina Russo-German Brest-Litovsk Peace Conference (December 22, 1917–March 3, 1918), the +7 8112 Slovenščina Imperial German Army invaded the area. Pskov was also occupied by the Estonian army Official website Српски / srpski between February 1919 and July 1919 during the Estonian War of Independence. Pskov on WikiCommons Srpskohrvatski / Under Soviet government, large parts of the city were rebuilt, many ancient buildings, српскохрватски particularly churches, were demolished to give space for new constructions. During World War II, the medieval citadel provided little protection Suomi against modern artillery of Wehrmacht, and Pskov suffered substantial damage during the German occupation from July 9, 1941 until July 23, Svenska 1944. Though a huge portion of the population died during the war, Pskov has since struggled to regain its traditional position as a major Tagalog industrial and cultural center of Western Russia. Тоҷикӣ Türkçe Administrative and municipal status [edit] Українська Vepsän kel’ Pskov is the administrative center of the oblast[citation needed] and, within the framework of administrative divisions, it also serves as the Tiếng Việt administrative center of Pskovsky District,[citation needed] even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated Võro separately as the City of Pskov—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the City of Pskov Winaray is incorporated as Pskov Urban Okrug.[2] 中文 Landmarks and sights [edit] Edit links Pskov still preserves much of its medieval walls, built from the 13th century on. Its medieval citadel is called either the Krom or the Kremlin. Within its walls rises the 256-foot (78 m)-tall Trinity Cathedral, founded in 1138 and rebuilt in the 1690s. The cathedral contains the tombs of saint princes Vsevolod (died in 1138) and Dovmont (died in 1299). Other ancient cathedrals adorn the Mirozhsky Monastery (completed by 1152), famous for its 12th-century frescoes, St. John's (completed by 1243), and the Snetogorsky monastery (built in 1310 and stucco-painted in 1313). The mid-12th century cathedral of St. John. Dozens of similar quaint little churches are scattered throughout Pskov. Pskov is exceedingly rich in tiny, squat, picturesque churches, dating mainly from the 15th and the 16th centuries. There are many dozens of them, the most notable being St. Basil's on the Hill (1413), St. Kozma and Demian's near the Bridge (1463), St. George's from the Downhill (1494), Assumption from the Ferryside (1444, 1521), and St. Nicholas' from Usokha (1536). The 17th-century residential architecture is represented by merchant mansions, such as the Salt House, the Pogankin Palace, and the Trubinsky mansion. Among the sights in the vicinity of Pskov are Izborsk, a seat of Rurik's brother in the 9th century and one of the most formidable fortresses of medieval Russia; the Pskov Monastery of the Caves, the oldest continually functioning monastery in Russia and a magnet for pilgrims from all over the country; the 16th-century Krypetsky Monastery; Yelizarov Convent, which used to be a great cultural and literary center of medieval Russia; and Mikhaylovskoye, a family home of Alexander Pushkin where he wrote some of the best known lines in the Russian language. The national poet of Russia is buried in the ancient cloister at the Holy Mountains nearby. Unfortunately, the area presently has A Russian coin commemorating Pskov's only a minimal tourist infrastructure, and the historic core of Pskov requires serious investments to 1,100th anniversary realize its great tourist potential. Climate [edit] Page 2 / 4 The climate of Pskov is humid continental (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with maritime influences due to the city's relative proximity to the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland; with relative soft but long winter (usually five months per year) and warm summer.