Pushkinskiye Gory
| Pushkinskiye Gory (in English) Пушкинские Горы (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Pskov Oblast in Russia |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Pskov Oblast |
| Administrative district | Pushkinogorsky District |
| Administrative center of | Pushkinogorsky District |
| Municipal status (as of February 2010) | |
| Municipal district | Pushkinogorsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Pushkinogorye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Pushkinogorsky Municipal District, Pushkinogorye Urban Settlement |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 5,222 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Urban-type settlement status since | 1960 |
| Previous names | Tobolenets (until 1925) |
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Pushkinskiye Gory (Russian: Пушкинские Горы) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Pushkinogorsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Pushkinogorye Urban Settlement, the only urban settlement in the district. Population: 5,222 (2010 Census);6,089 (2002 Census);7,067 (1989 Census).
In 1569, Tsar Ivan the Terrible ordered to found the Svyatogorsky Monastery. The monastery was located close to the fortress of Voronich, which was protecting Pskov from the south and was later destroyed during the Livonian War. The settlement around the monastery was known as Tobolenets. 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 (which between 1777 and 1796 existed as Pskov Viceroyalty) was established. The area was a part of Opochetsky Uyezd of Pskov Governorate. In 1924, the hills around the monastery, which had been known as Sviatye Gory (Holy Mountains), were renamed to Pushkinskiye Gory. In 1925, Tobolenets was renamed Pushkinskiye Gory.
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