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Poddorsky District (russian: По́ддорский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #559-OZ and municipalLaw #352-OZ district (
raion A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...
), one of the
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in Novgorod Oblast,
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. It is located in the southwest of the
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and borders with
Volotovsky District Volotovsky District (russian: Волото́вский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #559-OZ and municipalLaw #350-OZ district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and bord ...
in the north,
Starorussky District Starorussky District (russian: Старору́сский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #559-OZ and municipalLaw #377-OZ district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and bo ...
in the northeast, Maryovsky District in the east, Kholmsky District in the south,
Bezhanitsky District Bezhanitsky District (russian: Бежа́ницкий 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 central and eastern parts of the ob ...
of
Pskov Oblast Pskov Oblast (russian: Пско́вская о́бласть, ') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the west of the country. Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, ...
in the southwest, and with
Dedovichsky District Dedovichsky District (russian: Де́довичский 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 wi ...
of
Pskov Oblast Pskov Oblast (russian: Пско́вская о́бласть, ') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the west of the country. Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, ...
in the northwest. The area of the district is . Its
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is the rural locality (a '' selo'') of
Poddorye Poddorye (russian: Поддорье) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Poddorsky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located in the southwest of the oblast, on the Redya River, a left tributary of the Lovat River. ...
. District's population: 5,610 ( 2002 Census); The population of Poddorye accounts for 40.0% of the district's total population.


Geography

All rivers in the district drain into the Lovat River, and the vast majority of them flow in the northeastern direction, towards
Lake Ilmen Lake Ilmen ( rus, И́льмень, p=ˈilʲmʲɪnʲ) is a large lake in the Novgorod Oblast of Russia. A historically important lake, it formed a vital part of the medieval trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks. The city of Novgorod - wh ...
. The Lovat crosses the southeastern part of the district. The biggest river in the northern part of the district is the
Polist The Polist () is a river in Bezhanitsky District of Pskov Oblast and in Poddorsky District, Poddorsky and Starorussky District, as well as in the town of Staraya Russa of Novgorod Oblast of Russia. It is technically a tributary of the Lovat (river) ...
, a left
tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the Lovat which shares with it a
river delta A river delta is a landform shaped like a triangle, created by deposition (geology), deposition of sediment that is carried by a river and enters slower-moving or stagnant water. This occurs where a river enters an ocean, sea, estuary, lake, res ...
. A major right tributary of the Polist within the district is the Porusya River. Another major tributary of the Lovat is the
Redya The Redya (russian: Редья) is a river in Kholmsky, Poddorsky, Starorussky, and Parfinsky Districts of Novgorod Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Lovat. It is long, and the area of its basin . The source of the Redya is in ...
, which flows through Poddorye. The southwestern part of the district is occupied by the Polist-Lovat Swamp System. The
raised bog Raised bogs, also called ombrotrophic bogs, are acidic, wet habitats that are poor in mineral salts and are home to flora and fauna that can cope with such extreme conditions. Raised bogs, unlike fens, are exclusively fed by precipitation ( ombro ...
landscapes are protected by the
Rdeysky Nature Reserve Rdeysky Nature Reserve, Rdeysky Zapovednik (russian: Рдейский заповедник) is a nature reserve (a ''zapovednik'') in the northwest of Russia, located in Poddorsky District, Poddorsky and Kholmsky District, Novgorod Oblast, Kholmsk ...
, which Poddorsky District shares with Kholmsky District.


History

The area of the district in the 15th century was a part of Shelonskaya ''
Pyatina Pyatina (russian: пятина) was a first-level unit of administrative division of Novgorod Land. The name ''pyatina'' originates from the word russian: пять, which means "five". Novgorod Land was subdivided into five pyatinas. The division w ...
'' of the Novgorod lands. Some of the villages, including the village of Peregino, have been known since the 15th century. The ''selo'' of Poddorye was first mentioned in 1809. In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by
Peter the Great Peter I ( – ), most commonly known as Peter the Great,) or Pyotr Alekséyevich ( rus, Пётр Алексе́евич, p=ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ, , group=pron was a Russian monarch who ruled the Tsardom of Russia from t ...
, the area was included into Ingermanland Governorate (known since 1710 as Saint Petersburg Governorate). In 1727, separate
Novgorod Governorate Novgorod Governorate (Pre-reformed rus, Новгоро́дская губе́рнія, r=Novgorodskaya guberniya, p=ˈnofɡərətskəjə ɡʊˈbʲernʲɪjə, t=Government of Novgorod), was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Ru ...
was split off. Pereginskaya and Poddorskaya Volosts were a part of
Starorussky Uyezd Starorussky Uyezd (''Старорусский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Staraya Russa. Demo ...
of Novgorod Viceroyalty (since 1796 of Novgorod Governorate). In 1824, Poddorskaya Volost was transformed into a military settlement and subordinated to the Defense Ministry. Later in the 19th century, it was transferred back to Starorussky Uyezd. In August 1927, the governorates and uyezds were abolished. Poddorsky District, with the administrative center in the ''selo'' of Poddorye,Snytko et al., pp. 129–130 was established within Novgorod Okrug of
Leningrad Oblast Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, a ...
effective October 1, 1927.Snytko et al., p. 85 It included parts of former Starorussky Uyezd. On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were abolished, and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast.Snytko et al., pp. 87–88 On September 20, 1931, Belebyolkovsky District was abolished and merged into Poddorsky District.Snytko et al., pp. 95–96 On March 11, 1941, Belebyolkovsky District was re-established; its new territory included a part of Poddorsky District. In August 1941, Poddorsky District was occupied by
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troops. Most of the district was liberated in February 1942, and the remaining part was liberated in February 1944. On July 5, 1944, Poddorsky District was transferred to newly established Novgorod Oblast. On March 31, 1945, the administrative center of the district was transferred to the ''selo'' of Peregino, but on December 19, 1949 it was transferred back to Poddorye.Snytko et al., pp. 221–223 On July 22, 1961, Belebyolkovsky District was again abolished and merged into Poddorsky District;Snytko et al., p. 157 this time for good. On February 1, 1963, the district was abolished in the course of the
Nikita Khrushchev Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (– 11 September 1971) was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 and chairman of the country's Council of Ministers from 1958 to 1964. During his rule, Khrushchev s ...
's abortive administrative reform and merged into Kholmsky Rural District. On November 3, 1965, Poddorsky District was re-established.


Abolished districts

Effective October 1, 1927, Belebyolkovsky District with the administrative center in the ''selo'' of Belebyolka was also established as a part of Novgorod Okrug of Leningrad Oblast. On September 20, 1931, Belebyolkovsky District was abolished and merged into Poddorsky District. On March 11, 1941, the district was re-established; its new territory included parts of Poddorsky and Dedovichsky Districts. Between August 1941 and February 1944, the district was occupied by German troops. On July 5, 1944, Belebyolkovsky District was transferred to newly established Novgorod Oblast. On July 22, 1961, Belebyolkovsky District was abolished and merged into Poddorsky District.


Economy


Industry

The biggest industrial enterprise in the district is the butter production factory in Poddorye. In 2011, it accounted for about 80% of all industrial output in the district. In addition, there are enterprises of timber industry and food industry.


Agriculture

Four large-scale farms and eighteen mid-scale farms operate in the district. They specialize in meat and milk production, crops growing, and potato growing.


Transportation

A road connecting Staraya Russa with Kholm crosses the district from north to south, passing through Poddorye. There are also local roads.


Culture and recreation

The district contains one cultural heritage monument of federal significance and additionally seventy-one objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. The federal monument is the archaeological site Kurskoye. Poddorye hosts the
Poddorsky District Museum Poddorsky District (russian: По́ддорский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #559-OZ and municipalLaw #352-OZ district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Novgorod Oblast, twenty-one in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is locate ...
, which was founded in 1987 and displays collections of local interest. The museum is administered by the district administration.


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