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[[File:Ostrovv1 01.jpeg|right|thumb|The St. Nicholas Church in Ostrov.]] |
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The town possesses a Neoclassical cathedral from 1790 and a typical Pskovian church from 1543. Close at hand is a historical [[suspension bridge]], opened in 1853 ([http://www.sobory.ru/photo/index.html?photo=13171 winter view], [http://www.sobory.ru/photo/index.html?photo=13170 summer view]). |
The town possesses a Neoclassical cathedral from 1790 and a typical Pskovian church from 1543. Close at hand is a historical [[suspension bridge]], opened in 1853 ([http://www.sobory.ru/photo/index.html?photo=13171 winter view], [http://www.sobory.ru/photo/index.html?photo=13170 summer view]). |
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Ostrov hosts the [[Ostrov District Museum]], the only museum in the district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.museum.ru/M815|title=Островский краеведческий музей|publisher=Российская сеть культурного наследия|language=Russian|accessdate=11 July 2012}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:59, 12 July 2012
57°20′N 28°21′E / 57.333°N 28.350°E
Ostrov (Russian: Остров, lit. island) is a town and the administrative center of Ostrovsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located on the Velikaya River, 55 kilometers (34 mi) south of Pskov. Municipally, it is incorporated as Ostrov Urban Settlement in Ostrovsky Municipal District.[1] Population: Template:Ru-census2010prelim 25,078 (2002 Census);[2] 29,060 (1989 Soviet census);[3] 27,000 (1974).
The town was home to Ostrov air base, a major medium-range bomber base during the Cold War.
History
Ostrov was founded as a fortress in 1342. It had been an important military outpost throughout the 15th-16th centuries. Catherine the Great incorporated it as a town in 1777.
Culture and recreation
The town possesses a Neoclassical cathedral from 1790 and a typical Pskovian church from 1543. Close at hand is a historical suspension bridge, opened in 1853 (winter view, summer view).
Ostrov hosts the Ostrov District Museum, the only museum in the district.[4]
References
- ^ Law #420-OZ
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ "Островский краеведческий музей" (in Russian). Российская сеть культурного наследия. Retrieved 11 July 2012.