Kunya, Pskov Oblast
| Kunya (in English) Кунья (Russian) |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Pskov Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kunyinsky District |
| Administrative center of | Kunyinsky District |
| Municipal status (as of February 2010) | |
| Municipal district | Kunyinsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Kunya |
| Administrative center of | Kunyinsky Municipal District, Kunya Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 3,127 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1966 |
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Kunya (Russian: Кунья) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Kunyinsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Kunya Urban Settlement, the only urban settlement in the district. Population: 3,127 (2010 Census);3,527 (2002 Census);4,023 (1989 Census).
Kunya was founded in 1901 as a settlement serving the railway station on the newly constructed railway between Moscow and Riga. It was the administrative center of Kunyinskaya Volost of Velikoluksky Uyezd of Pskov Governorate.
On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished, and Kunyinsky District was established, with the administrative center in Kunya. Pskov Governorate was abolished as well, and the district became a part of Velikiye Luki Okrug of Leningrad Oblast. On June 17, 1929, the district was transferred to Western Oblast. On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were also abolished and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. On January 1, 1932 the district was abolished, but on February 10, 1935, it was re-established as a part of Velikiye Luki Okrug of Kalinin Oblast, one of the okrugs abutting the state boundaries of the Soviet Union. On May 4, 1938, the district was subordinated directly to the oblast. Between August 1941 and January 1942, Kunya was occupied by German troops. On August 22, 1944, the district was transferred to newly established Velikiye Luki Oblast. On October 2, 1957, Velikiye Luki Oblast was abolished, and Kunyinsky District was transferred to Pskov Oblast.On February 1, 1963 the district was abolished and merged into Velikoluksky District; on January 12, 1965 it was re-established. On March 2, 1966 Kunya was granted urban-type settlement status.
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