Shimsk
| Shimsk (English) Шимск (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Novgorod Oblast in Russia |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Novgorod Oblast |
| Administrative district | Shimsky District |
| Administrative center of | Shimsky District |
| Municipal status (as of February 2010) | |
| Municipal district | Shimsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Shimskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Shimsky Municipal District, Shimskoye Urban Settlement |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 3,895 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Shimsk (Russian: Шимск; IPA: [ʂɨmsk]) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Shimsky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Shimskoye Urban Settlement, the only urban settlement in the district. It is located on a highway connecting Veliky Novgorod and Pskov, 48 kilometers (30 mi) southwest of Veliky Novgorod. Shimsk lies on Shelon River, approximately 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) upstream from the point where it drains into Lake Ilmen. Population: 3,895 (2010 Census);3,842 (2002 Census);3,992 (1989 Census).
A number of mineral water sources, notably the ones near the village of Uspolon, are located nearby.
In the Middle Ages the Shelon River played an important role as part of the trade route connecting Novgorod and Pskov and further with the Narva River. At the end of the 15th century, the area was transferred, together with Novgorod, to the Grand Duchy of Moscow, where it belonged to the Shelon pyatina of Novgorod.
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