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Content

  • 1 Cities of the Pskov Region
  • 2 History of the Pskov Region
  • 3 Climate and weather in the Pskov Region
  • 4 Holidays in the Pskov Region
  • 5 Hunting in the Pskov Region
  • 6 Lakes of the Pskov Region
  • 7 Fishing in the Pskov Region Pskov region
  • 8 Entertainment, excursions and attractions of the Pskov region
  • 9 Monasteries of the Pskov region
    • 9.1 We also recommend

Cities of the Pskov region

The most important centers of tourism development in the region , possessing objects of cultural heritage and natural potency Pskov, Pushkinskie Gory, Izborsk, Velikie Luki, Gdov, Sebezh, Porkhov, Ostrov, Nevel.

The history of the Pskov region

The first written mentions of the Pskov region (modern Pskov) date back to 903, and according to archaeological data, the present territory of the Pskov region was inhabited more than 2 thousand years ago - first by the Baltic and Finno-Ugrian tribes, and then by the first Slavs who appeared here around the 6th century AD. e.

From 10 to the beginning of the 12th century Pskov was part of the Old Russian state, later - in the Novgorod land. Officially, the separation of Pskov from Novgorod took place only in 1348 under the terms of the Bolotov Treaty - then Pskov became the capital of the Pskov Veche Republic.

In 1510 the Pskov republic was liquidated and incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Moscow

In the beginning of the 17th century with the beginning the period of turmoil and after it the Pskov region was occupied by Sweden and Poland - so, according to the terms of the Deulino armistice of 1618, the Pskov towns of Sebezh and Nevel departed the Commonwealth and were returned to Russia only in 1772.

In 1944 P was formed Minkowski area, the modern boundaries of which were formed only in 1958.

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Climate and weather of the Pskov region

The climate of the Pskov region is warmer and softer than other regions of the north-west of the country. The average July temperature is +16 .. +18 ° C, not uncommon and +30 ° C. But with all this, drizzling rain is a phenomenon common even in summer. At the end of August, the early autumn comes to Pskov with cold and prolonged rains, briefly interrupted in September and October by a warm and dry "woman's summer". In winter snowfalls are not uncommon and not very cold -6 ..- 8 ° C, thaws periodically occur. Spring usually begins in early March.

From May to July, the sun at night descends the horizon so briefly that the sunset smoothly passes into the dawn. Almost like "white nights" in St. Petersburg.

Holidays in the Pskov region

The picturesque nature of the Pskov region, coupled with the grandeur of the architecture of the oldest Russian cities, create ideal conditions for an unforgettable holiday.

Pskov region is called the edge of forests and lakes, attracting to the local lands not only those who want to relax in the bosom of beautiful nature, but also to fish and hunt. Numerous holiday homes, sanatoriums and tourist centers are located at the banks of lakes and open all year round.

National parks and nature reserves offer visitors interesting excursions, multi-day tours and expeditions, during which a unique opportunity to get acquainted with the nature of the Pskov region.

The oldest cities of the Pskov region, among them Pskov, Izborsk, Pechory and monasteries, led by Russia's largest Saint Worshipers of the Pskov-Pechersky Monastery are greeted by connoisseurs of history and antiquities

City of Sebezh, Pskov Region

Hunting in the Pskov Region

Pskov Region is a paradise not only for anglers, but also for the hunter s . Local forests are rich in game and beast, and it is possible to hunt all the year round . Currently there are 55 legal entities registered in the Pskov region, behind which are established extensive hunting grounds with a total area of ​​more than 2 thousand hectares . There are 14 species of hunting animals and 5 species of birds, including wild boars, elk, roe deer, lynx, martens, wild boars, beavers, bears, badgers, black grouses and wood grouses . Limits of shooting game animals are annually established by the State Committee of the Pskov region on nature management and security environment in coordination with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation .

At numerous recreation centers, guests are provided with services of professional rangers with the opportunity to take part in hunting - "to roar", "to a wow" or "to moan."

Map of the Pskov Region

Pskov Region Lakes

There are more than 3 thousand lakes in the Pskov Region, accounting for 6% of its total area, and the whole lacustrine-river system of the region belongs to the Baltic Sea basin. Among the largest is the Pskov-Chudskoye Lake, the third largest in Europe, in size inferior only to Ladoga, Onega and Swedish Lake Vänern. Pskov-Chudskoye Lake consists of three parts - Chudskoye, Pskov and Teply Lakes. About 30 rivers flow into the lake, and one flows, the Narva River. There are 29 islands on the lake

The second largest after Pskov-Chudskoye is the lake Zhizhitskoye, the third is the Dvinye-Velinskoye, also consisting of several parts - Lake Dvinye and Lake Velinskoye.

Lake Polisto, among other reservoirs of the region occupying 4 is located in a remote wetland and is surrounded by the largest in the region Polistovo-Lovatsky marsh. This lake is the only pond in the Pskov region, inhabited by a heron (freshwater herring) and one of the few in the area where the duck lives.

Lake Sebezhskoe is located at an altitude of 126 meters above sea level and is part of the national park of the same name, but one of the most deep lakes of the region is Lake Alyo

Fishing in the Pskov region

Pskov region is called the edge of a thousand lakes, and rightly, because on its territory there are 3 432 small lakes with a total area of ​​about 113 thousand hectares! All lakes are classified according to the Ichthyological principle and are characterized by the following: flesh-shrimp, shrimp-glued, roach-percha, pike, line, perch and cruciferous lakes.

The most valuable for fishing are 10 species of fish: snack, bream, pike, Chudsk whitefish, perch roach, burbot, ruff, and most of the valuable commercial fish are extracted in the Pskov-Chudskoye Lake. There are different kinds of fish not only in the lake, but also in the rivers of the Pskov region - Talitsa, Visech, Cunja, where there are catfish, pike and roach.

For those who come to rest and fish, all conditions for fishing are created in the Pskov region. the banks of the lakes are equipped with numerous recreation centers, guest houses, country clubs, open all year round, because winter fishing in the Pskov region is no less popular.

Entertainment, excursions and attractions of the Pskov region

In the Pskov region more than 3700 lakes, including the third largest in Europe - Lake Peipsi. The area of ​​interest is also a delicatessen fish snack produced only in the Pskov region.

Travelers are attracted to ancient fortresses in Izborsk, Porkhov, Gdov. Not only pilgrims come to Pskov-Pechora Monastery, Nikandrov Deserts, Krypetsky Monastery. Ethnic tourism is also represented in the region: Izborsk land is the homeland of the small Seto population living today in the territory of southern Estonia and in the Pechora region.

In the village of Sigovo, Pechora district, an ethnographic museum of Seto has been opened. Each of the cities and museums has its own attractiveness, its own cultural resource, designed to participate in the tourism industry.

Monasteries of the Pskov region

One of the largest in Russia is the Holy Dormition Pskovo-Pechersky Monastery, whose foundation is dated to the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries, when the first monk, the Monk Mark, settled in a deep ravine near a small creek Kamenetz. In 1470, the hieromonk Ion settled on the cave mountain, fossilized in the mountain the first church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, consecrated in 1473 - this date is considered the date of the foundation of the monastery. Later a monastery was formed around the temple.

But the most ancient monastery in Pskov is the nunnery of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Snetogorsky, founded according to the legend in the 13th century.

Until 1156 the Bishop of Novgorod Nifont founded the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Mirozhsky Monastery, on whose territory today is the most ancient architectural monument in Pskov - the Transfiguration Cathedral. In 1569, at the behest of Tsar Ivan IV, the Holy Assumption Monastery of Svyatogorsk was founded, which from time immemorial was among the most revered in Russia, for the reason for its foundation was signs from the Mother of God "Tenderness" and "Odigidriya" that appeared to the holy fool Timothy. @ Photo of the Pskov region (152)