Dnovsky District
| Dnovsky District Дновский район (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Dnovsky District in Pskov Oblast |
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| Coordinates: 57°49′N 29°58′E / 57.817°N 29.967°ECoordinates: 57°49′N 29°58′E / 57.817°N 29.967°E | |
| Location | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Pskov Oblast |
| Administrative structure (as of April 2011) | |
| Administrative center | town of Dno |
| Inhabited localities: | |
| Cities/towns | 1 |
| Rural localities | 146 |
| Municipal structure (as of April 2011) | |
| Municipally incorporated as | Dnovsky Municipal District |
| Municipal divisions: | |
| Urban settlements | 1 |
| Rural settlements | 5 |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,194 km2 (461 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 13,341 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 67.9% |
| • Rural | 32.1% |
| Density | 11.17/km2 (28.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Dnovsky District (Russian: Дно́вский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast and borders with Soletsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the northeast, Volotovsky District, also of Novgorod Oblast, in the east, Dedovichsky District in the south, and with Porkhovsky District in the west. The area of the district is 1,194 square kilometers (461 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Dno. Population: 13,341 (2010 Census); 16,048 (2002 Census);20,110 (1989 Census). The population of Dno accounts for 67.9% of the district's total population.
Being a part of the Ilmen Depression, the district's landscape is essentially flat. The district lies in the basin of the Shelon River. The biggest rivers in the district, all of them being right tributaries of the Shelon, are the Dubyanka, the Polonka, and the Lyuta. A part of the Shelon itself flows through the district as well.
In the past, the area belonged to the Novgorod Republic. Two villages with the name of Dno (Bolshoye Dno and Maloye Dno) were first mentioned in chronicles in the 15th century. After the fall of the Novgorod Republic in 1478, the area was, together will the rest of Novgorod lands, annexed by the Grand Duchy of Moscow. It belonged to Shelonskaya Pyatina, one of the five pyatinas into which Novgorod lands were divided. In the 16th century, state-sponsored roads were built, and the area became one of the centers of yam, the road messenger system. 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. In 1776, Porkhovsky Uyezd was transferred from Novgorod Governorate to Pskov Governorate. The area was a part of Porkhovsky Uyezd, and Dno was the seat of Dnovskaya Volost.
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