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Ostrov
Population of the city Ostrov: 20,531 people (2021)
Date of foundation of Ostrov: 1341
The telephone code of the city Ostrov: +7 81152
Automobile area code of the Ostrov: 60
Postal code of the city of Ostrov: 181350
Ostrov (founded in 1341) is a city, the center of the Ostrovsky district of the Pskov region of the Russian Federation (North-Western District). The island is located in the west of the East European Plain in the Pskov-Chudsky Depression, in the western part of the Pskov region, on the Velikaya River (bas. Pskov Lake), 55 km south of the regional center – Pskov and 80 km from the border with Latvia.
Districts of the city Ostrov
There are 5 districts in the city of Ostrov: Ostrov-1 District (city center), Ostrov-2 District (military unit), Ostrov-3 District (former closed military garrison), Ostrov-4 District (Builder microdistrict) and Ostrov-5 District (Veretye microdistrict). Other unofficial neighborhoods are called "Prigorodnaya", "Som", "Cottages", "Tsarskoye Selo", "Merkuryeva", "Avtokolonna".
Transport in the city Ostrov
Transport links: junction of highways — highway R-23 Nevel—Pskov— St. Petersburg, A-119 Ostrov—Porokhov, highway Ostrov—Rezekne (Latvia), there is a bus station; railway — railway station on the Pskov–Pytalovo line. 5 km to the southeast is a military airfield in the village. The spindle.
The history of the city Ostrov
The settlement was formed on the site of a fortress, which in the XIV- XVI centuries was one of the border outposts on Pskov land, repeatedly ravaged by Livonian and Polish troops. In 1582, the city was returned to Russia according to the Yamal-Zapolsky Peace. At the beginning of the XVIII century, after the end of the Northern War, the Island lost its defensive importance and in 1719 became a county town of Pskov province, crafts and trade developed.
Currently, 20.5 thousand people live on the Island (2010). It is a beautiful and cozy town with many historical and architectural monuments. Economic potential: enterprises of the agricultural complex, electrical, electronic and food industries, an abrasive plant, a garment factory.
The Ostrov's attractions
The Museum of Local Lore (1965), the remains of the fortress (XV century), the chain bridge on the Velikaya River (1853), St. Nicholas Church (1542), Trinity Cathedral (1790), the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (1542), the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (1787) and many others.
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