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Usvyaty, Usvyatsky District, Pskov Oblast

Usvyaty (English)
Усвяты (Russian)
-  Urban-type settlement  -
Work settlement
Map of Russia - Pskov Oblast (2008-03).svg
Location of Pskov Oblast in Russia
Usvyaty is located in Pskov Oblast
Usvyaty
Usvyaty
Location of Usvyaty in Pskov Oblast
Coordinates: 55°44′55″N 30°45′20″E / 55.74861°N 30.75556°E / 55.74861; 30.75556Coordinates: 55°44′55″N 30°45′20″E / 55.74861°N 30.75556°E / 55.74861; 30.75556
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Pskov Oblast
Administrative district Usvyatsky District
Administrative center of Usvyatsky District
Municipal status (as of February 2010)
Municipal district Usvyatsky Municipal District
Urban settlement Usvyaty
Administrative center of Usvyatsky Municipal District, Usvyaty Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 2,961 inhabitants
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Urban-type settlement status since 1985

Usvyaty (Russian: Усвяты, Polish: Uświat) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Usvyatsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located on the right bank of the Usvyacha River, between Lake Uzmen and Lake Usvyatskoye, two biggest lakes in the area. Municipally, it is incorporated as Usvyaty Urban Settlement, the only urban settlement in the district. Population: 2,961 (2010 Census);3,148 (2002 Census);3,638 (1989 Census).

Kievan Rus' 1021–1054
Principality of Polotsk 1054–1307
Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1307–1386
Poland-Lithuania 1386–ca. 1536
Grand Duchy of Moscow ca. 1536–1547
Tsardom of Russia 1547–1580
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1580–1772
 Russian Empire 1772–1917
Russia Russian Republic 1917
Soviet Russia 1919–1922
 Soviet Union 1922–1991
 Russian Federation 1991–present


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