Ostrow

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city Ostrow Остров coat of arms Federal district Northwest Russia Oblast Pskov Rajon Ostrow head Pavel Menschtschenkow First mention 1342 City since 1777 surface 19  km² population 21,668 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1140 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 60  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 81152 Post Code 181350-181353 License Plate 60 OKATO 58 233 501 Website http://ostrovcity.narod.ru/ Geographical location Coordinates 57 ° 20 '  N , 28 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 57 ° 20 '0 "  N , 28 ° 21' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Pskov Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Ostrow ( Russian О́стров , German "island") is a city in Russia in the Pskov Oblast with a population of 21,668 (as of October 14, 2010) . It is located 55 km south of Pskov , on the Velikaya River , which flows into Lake Peipus .

history

The place was first mentioned in 1342. At that time it was a fortress on an island (hence the name) in the Velikaya River. The location on the western border of the Russian principalities made the place a preferred target for foreign conquerors for centuries. In 1502 the fortress could not withstand a campaign by the Livonian Order and was then almost completely burned down and plundered. In addition, Ostrow was attacked several times by Polish interventions in the 16th century . It was not until 1582 that Tsarist Russia finally came to power .

In the following centuries Ostrow increasingly lost its importance as a fortress, and after the successful campaigns of Peter the Great at the beginning of the 18th century it was no longer a border town. The place gained a certain importance in the late 18th century as a trading center for flax . Ostrow received city status with the regional reform in 1777.

During the German attack in World War II , Ostrow was temporarily occupied by the Wehrmacht and was liberated again with the help of partisans , among other things . Some of them were captured and executed by the Germans, which is now a memorial in the city.

Population development

year	Residents
1897	6,268
1926	8.094
1939	12,849
1959	17,646
1970	22,369
1979	26,533
1989	29,060
2002	25,078
2010	21,688

Note: census data

Economy and Transport

In Ostrow the industry is only represented to a small extent, among other things by an electric motor plant and several food factories. Flax is still grown in the urban area.

Attractions

Chain Bridge in Ostrow

Among the buildings in the city, the chain bridge over the Velikaya River from the 1850s is particularly striking. It was built in 1851–53. Several historical church buildings have also been preserved, such as the Trinity Cathedral (1790).

military

The 15th Army Aviation Brigade has been stationed at the nearby Ostrow military airfield since 2013, and is equipped with Mi-28N , Ka-52 and Mi-35M combat helicopters and Mi-26 heavy transport helicopters .

sons and daughters of the town

• Oleg Belavenzew (* 1949), politician and vice admiral ret . D .; Hero of the Russian Federation
• Alexander Ivanov (* 1962), entrepreneur and art collector; Founder of the Fabergé Museum in Baden-Baden
• Mikhail Ivanov (* 1977), cross-country skier
• Michail Sjamjonau (* 1986), Belarusian cross-country skier and biathlete

Web links

• Ostrow in the online lexicon mojgorod.ru (Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)
2. ↑ http://german.ruvr.ru/2014_04_15/Russische-Hubschrauber-Insel-macht-die-Nato-nervos-4399/
3. ↑ Белавенцев Олег Евгеньевич , warheroes.ru (Russian)