Pechory
| Pechory (English) Печоры (Russian) Petseri (Estonian) |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Pskov Oblast |
| Administrative district | Pechorsky District |
| Administrative center of | Pechorsky District |
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| Municipal district | Pechorsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Pechory Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Pechorsky Municipal District, Pechory Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 11,195 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 16th century |
| Town status since | 1776 |
| Postal code(s) | 181500, 181502 |
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Pechory (Russian: Печо́ры; Estonian and Seto: Petseri) is a town and the administrative center of Pechorsky District in Pskov Oblast, Russia. Its population in the 2010 Census was 11,195, having fallen from 13,056 recorded in the 2002 Census and 11,935 in the 1989 Census. This population includes a few hundred ethnic Estonians.
It was founded as a posad in the 16th century near the Pskov-Caves Monastery (which was established in the 15th century) and soon developed into an important trading post. During the reign of Ivan the Terrible, Pechory was an important border stronghold. It was besieged numerous times by Russia's enemies: Stephen Báthory's forces sacked the settlement during the Siege of Pskov in 1581–1582, and the Swedes or Polish stormed Pechory in 1592, 1611, 1615, and 1630, and from 1655 to 1657.Boris Sheremetev began his campaign of 1701 in Pechory and the fortification was besieged by Swedes in the course of the Great Northern War in 1701 and 1703. After the war, Pechory lost its military significance.
In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great, the area was included into Ingermanland Governorate (known since 1710 as Saint Petersburg Governorate). In 1727, separate Novgorod Governorate was split off and in 1772, Pskov Governorate was established; it existed as Pskov Viceroyalty between 1777 and 1796. In 1776, Pechory was granted town rights and Pechorsky Uyezd was established, but in 1797, the uyezd was abolished and the territory became a part of Pskovsky Uyezd of Pskov Governorate.
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