Dno (russian: Дно) is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

and the

administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

Dnovsky District Dnovsky District (russian: Дно́вский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #833-oz and municipalLaw #420-oz district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast and borders with Solets ...

in Pskov Oblast,

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, located at the intersection of the Pskov– Bologoye and St. Petersburg–

Vitebsk Vitebsk or Viciebsk (russian: Витебск, ; be, Ві́цебск, ; , ''Vitebsk'', lt, Vitebskas, pl, Witebsk), is a city in Belarus. The capital of the Vitebsk Region, it has 366,299 inhabitants, making it the country's fourth-largest c ...

railways, east of Pskov, the administrative center of the

oblast An oblast (; ; Cyrillic (in most languages, including Russian and Ukrainian): , Bulgarian: ) is a type of administrative division of Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as the Soviet Union and the Kingdo ...

. Population:

History

Founded as a railway center in 1897, it was granted town status in 1925. The territory used to be a part of

Porkhovsky Uyezd Porkhovsky Uyezd (''По́рховский уе́зд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Pskov Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Porkhov. Demographics At the ...

Pskov Governorate Pskov Governorate (russian: link=no, Псковская губерния, ''Pskovskaya guberniya'') was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and Russian SFSR, which existed from 1772 until 1777 and from 1796 until ...

, and Dno was the seat of

Dnovskaya Volost Dnovsky District (russian: Дно́вский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #833-oz and municipalLaw #420-oz district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast and borders with Soletsk ...

. On August 1, 1927, the uyezds and governorates were abolished and Dnovsky District, with the

in Dno, was established as a part of

Pskov Okrug Pskov ( rus, Псков, a=pskov-ru.ogg, p=pskof; see also names in other languages) is a city in northwestern Russia and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, located about east of the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population ...

Leningrad Oblast Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, although it was not until 194 ...

.''Administrative-Territorial Structure of Pskov Oblast'', pp. 11–12 It included parts of former Porkhovsky Uyezd. On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were also abolished and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

, Dno was under

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occupation from 18 July 1941 until 24 February 1944. On August 23, 1944, the district was transferred to newly established Pskov Oblast.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dno serves as the

, to which it is directly subordinated.Law #833-oz stipulates that the borders of the administrative districts are identical to the borders of the municipal districts. The Law #420-oz, which describes the borders and the composition of the municipal districts, lists the town of Dno as a part of Dnovsky District. As a municipal division, the

of Dno, together with three rural localities, is incorporated within Dnovsky Municipal District as Dno Urban Settlement.Law #420-oz

Economy

The town remains to a large degree economically dependent upon rail-related activities. It was home to the Dno air base prior and during World War II.

Industry

The industrial enterprises in Dno include two metalworking plants, a ceramic production plant, and a bakery.

Transportation

Dno is an important railway station where two railways cross. One connects Bologoye and Pskov via

Staraya Russa Staraya Russa ( rus, Старая Русса, p=ˈstarəjə ˈrusːə) is a town in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Polist River, south of Veliky Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Its population has steadily decreased o ...

and runs from east to west. Another one connects St. Petersburg and

and runs from north to south. Dno is connected by roads with

Soltsy Soltsy (russian: Сольцы́) is a town and the administrative center of Soletsky District in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Shelon River, southwest of Veliky Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Populat ...

, with

Porkhov Porkhov (russian: По́рхов) is a town and the administrative center of Porkhovsky District in Pskov Oblast, Russia, located on the Shelon River, east of Pskov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: History The fortres ...

, and with

Dedovichi Dedovichi (russian: Дедовичи) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Dedovichsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located on the Shelon River east of Pskov. Municipally, it is incorporated as Dedov ...

. There are also local roads with bus traffic.

Culture and recreation

Dno contains five cultural heritage monuments of local significance. These are monuments commemorating Revolution of 1905 and soldiers fallen in

References

Notes

Sources

* * *Архивный отдел Псковского облисполкома. Государственный архив Псковской области. "Административно-территориальное деление Псковской области (1917–1988 гг.). Справочник". (''Administrative-Territorial Structure of Pskov Oblast (1917–1988). Reference.'') Книга I. Лениздат, 1988

External links

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Official website of Dno

Dno Business Directory
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Pskov Oblast Populated places established in 1897 Porkhovsky Uyezd Dnovsky District