Poddorye (russian: Поддорье) is a
rural locality
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(a ''
selo'') 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
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Poddorsky District
Poddorsky District (russian: По́ддорский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #559-OZ and municipalLaw #352-OZ district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders ...
of
Novgorod Oblast
Novgorod Oblast (russian: Новгоро́дская о́бласть, ''Novgorodskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Veliky Novgorod. Some of the oldest Russian cities, including ...
,
Russia
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, located in the southwest of the
oblast
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, on the
Redya River
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 ...
, a left
tributary
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of the
Lovat River
The Lovat ( be, Ловаць ''Łovać'', ; russian: река́ Ло́вать) is a river in Vitebsk Oblast of Belarus, Usvyatsky, Velikoluksky, and Loknyansky Districts, as well as of the city of Velikiye Luki, of Pskov Oblast and Kholmsky, ...
.
Municipally, it is the administrative center of Poddorskoye Rural Settlement. Population:
History
The ''selo'' of Poddorye was first mentioned in 1809.
At that time, it was 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 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 ...
. In 1824,
Poddorskaya Volost was transformed into a
military settlement
Military settlements (russian: Военные поселения) represented a special organization of the Russian military forces in 1810–1857, which allowed the combination of military service and agricultural employment.
The beginning of ...
and subordinated to the Defense Ministry. Later in the 19th century, it was transferred back to Starorussky Uyezd.
On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished, and Poddorsky District was established, with the center in Poddorye. Novgorod Governorate was abolished as well, and the district belonged to
Novgorod Okrug
Veliky Novgorod ( rus, links=no, Великий Новгород, t=Great Newtown, p=vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj ˈnovɡərət), also known as just Novgorod (), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is one of the ol ...
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 ...
. On July 23, 1930 the okrugs were abolished, and the districts became directly subordinate to the oblast. During
World War II
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, Poddorye was occupied by German troops. On July 5, 1944, Poddorsky District was transferred to newly established Novgorod Oblast.
On March 31, 1945 the district center was transferred to the ''selo'' of Peregino, but on December 19, 1949 it was transferred back to Poddorye.
Economy
Industry
The biggest industrial enterprise in Poddorye and Poddorsky District is the butter production factory in Poddorye. In 2011, it produced about 80% of all industrial goods in the district.
Transportation
A road connecting
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 ov ...
with
Kholm passes through Poddorye. There are also local roads.
Culture and recreation
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 belongs to the district administration.
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Rural localities in Novgorod Oblast