Description Pskov, Russia

Pskov - the administrative center of Pskov Region, one of the oldest Russian cities (first mentioned in chronicles - 903). Pskov is located in northwestern Russia on the confluence of Pskov and Great twelve kilometers from the Pskov-Peipsi. The remoteness of the town: from St. Petersburg 290 km, 300 km from Riga, 360 km from Tallinn, 600 km from Moscow, from Stockholm 860 km, 700 km from Helsinki, 1740 km from Brussels.

This Pskov region - this is an area of 55,3 thousand square. km, located in North-West Russia. The main peculiarity of the region is the existence of borders with three countries (Belarus, Latvia, Estonia) with a total length of 789 km. Inside the country, region adjacent to the Leningrad, Novgorod, Tver and Smolensk Regions. Distance from Pskov to Moscow - 689 km, to St. Petersburg - 287 km, Minsk - 540 km, Riga - 285 km, Tallinn - 350 km to Vilnius - 435 km.

Subdivisions of area: 24 districts and 14 cities. The major economic centers - Pskov (197.6 thousand people) and the Great Luke (113 thousand people).