Loknya () is an
urban locality (a
work settlement) and the
administrative center
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of
Loknyansky District of
Pskov Oblast,
Russia
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.
Municipally, it is incorporated as Loknya Urban Settlement, the only urban settlement in the district. Population:
History
The area was populated since medieval times and was located on the waterways which connected Novgorod and Pskov with Velikiye Luki. In the 15th century, the
pogost of
Vlitsy was founded, which later became a part of Loknya. In the 15th century, the area was annexed by the
Grand Duchy of Moscow.
In the course of the
administrative reform carried out in 1708 by
Peter the Great, it 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
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(which between 1777 and 1796 existed as
Pskov Viceroyalty) was established. The area was a part of
Velikoluksky Uyezd of Pskov Governorate.
Loknya was founded in 1900 as a settlement serving the railway station on the railway between Moscow and Riga. Eventually, it became the administrative center of
Loknyanskaya Volost of Velikoluksky Uyezd. The name of the station originates from the nearby
Loknya River.
On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished, and Loknyansky District was established, with the administrative center in Loknya. The governorates were abolished as well, and the district became a part of
Velikiye Luki Okrug Veliky, or similar, may refer to:
* Veliky (rural locality) (''Velikaya'', ''Velikoye''), name of several rural localities in Russia
* Veliky (surname)
* Velikaya, a river in Pskov Oblast, Russia
* Velikaya (Chukotka), a river in Chukotka, Russia
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of
Leningrad Oblast
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. On June 17, 1929, the district was transferred to
Western Oblast. On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were also abolished and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. On January 29, 1935, Western Oblast was abolished, and the district was transferred to
Kalinin Oblast, and on February 5 of the same year, Loknyansky District became a part of Velikiye Luki Okrug of Kalinin Oblast, one of the okrugs abutting the state boundaries of the
Soviet Union
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. On May 11, 1937, the district was transferred to
Opochka Okrug. On May 4, 1938, the district was subordinated directly to the oblast. Between 1941 and 1944, Loknya was occupied by
German troops.
Executions of the local Jews took place in February 1942. On August 22, 1944, the district was transferred to newly established
Velikiye Luki Oblast. On October 2, 1957, Velikiye Luki Oblast was abolished and Loknyansky District was transferred to Pskov Oblast. The district was abolished on February 1, 1963, and re-established on January 12, 1965.
Economy
Industry
Loknya contains enterprises of timber and food industries, the biggest being the bakery.
Transportation
Loknya is a railway station on the railway connecting
St. Petersburg and
Vitebsk. It is connected by roads with
Bezhanitsy (with access to
Porkhov and
Novorzhev), with
Kholm, and with
Velikiye Luki. There are also local roads.
Culture and recreation
Loknya has one building, the Transfiguration Church of the beginning of the 18th century, which is classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance.
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Urban-type settlements in Pskov Oblast