Usvyaty, Usvyatsky District, Pskov Oblast

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Usvyaty (English)
Усвяты (Russian)
-  Urban-type settlement[1]  -
Work settlement[2]

Location of Pskov Oblast in Russia
Usvyaty
Location of Usvyaty in Pskov Oblast
Coordinates: 55°44′55″N 30°45′20″E / 55.74861°N 30.75556°E / 55.74861; 30.75556Coordinates: 55°44′55″N 30°45′20″E / 55.74861°N 30.75556°E / 55.74861; 30.75556
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Pskov Oblast
Administrative district Usvyatsky District[3]
Administrative center of Usvyatsky District[3]
Municipal status (as of February 2010)
Municipal district Usvyatsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Usvyaty[2]
Administrative center of Usvyatsky Municipal District, Usvyaty Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 2,961 inhabitants[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
Urban-type settlement status since 1985[6]

Usvyaty (Russian: Усвяты, Polish: Uświat) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Usvyatsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located on the right bank of the Usvyacha River, between Lake Uzmen and Lake Usvyatskoye, two biggest lakes in the area. Municipally, it is incorporated as Usvyaty Urban Settlement, the only urban settlement in the district. Population: 2,961 (2010 Census);[4] 3,148 (2002 Census);[7] 3,638 (1989 Census).[8]

History

Historical affiliations

Kievan Rus' 1021–1054
Principality of Polotsk 1054–1307
Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1307–1386
Poland-Lithuania 1386–ca. 1536
Grand Duchy of Moscow ca. 1536–1547
Tsardom of Russia 1547–1580
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1580–1772
 Russian Empire 1772–1917
Russia Russian Republic 1917
Soviet Russia 1919–1922
 Soviet Union 1922–1991
 Russian Federation 1991–present

The Lovat River was a part of the trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks, one of the oldest trading routes passing through Rus'. This branch of the route followed the Lovat upstream and then the Usvyacha and the Western Dvina. The area was populated since the Middle Ages, and Usvyaty (Vsvyach) was first mentioned in chronicles under 1021.[6] The area was changing hands multiple times between Russia and Poland, eventually went to Poland and stayed there until the First Partition of Poland in 1772, when it was included into newly established Pskov Governorate, a giant administrative unit comprising what is currently Pskov Oblast and a considerable part of Belarus. After 1773, the area was split between Nevelsky and Velizhsky Uyezds of Pskov Governorate. In 1777, it was transferred to Polotsk Viceroyalty. In 1796, the viceroyalty was abolished and the area was transferred to Belarus Governorate; since 1802 to Vitebsk Governorate. Usvyaty was a center of Usvyatskaya Volost of Velizhsky Uyezd. After 1919, Vitebsk Governorate was a part of Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.[9] In 1924, Vitebsk Governorate was abolished, and Nevelsky and Velizhsky Uyezds were transferred to Pskov Governorate.

On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished, and Usvyatsky District was established, with the administrative center in Usvyaty. It included parts of former Nevelsky and Velizhsky Uyezds. Pskov Governorate was abolished as well, and the district became a part of Velikiye Luki Okrug of Leningrad Oblast. On June 17, 1929, Usvyatsky 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 September 27, 1937, Western Oblast was abolished, and the district was transferred to Smolensk Oblast. Between 1941 and 1944, Usvyaty was occupied by German troops. On August 22, 1944, the district was transferred to newly established Velikiye Luki Oblast. On October 2, 1957, Velikiye Luki Oblast was abolished, and Usvyatsky District was transferred to Pskov Oblast.On October 3, 1959 the district was abolished and merged into Nevelsky District. On December 30, 1966 it was re-established. On October 15, 1985 Usvyaty was granted urban-type settlement status.[10]

Economy

Industry

In Usvyaty, there are enterprises of timber and food industry.[11]

Transportation

The highway connecting Nevel with Smolensk via Usvyaty and Velizh bypasses Usvyaty. The whole stretch between Nevel and Velizh has been a toll road since 2002.[12] A road connects Usvyaty with Kunya. There are also local roads.

Culture and recreation

Usvyaty contains two objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance.[13] They are an archaeological site and a tomb of soldiers fallen in World War II.

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Law #833-oz
  2. 1 2 3 4 Law #420-oz
  3. 1 2 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 58 258 551 006», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 58 258 551 006, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  4. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. 1 2 История района (in Russian). Портал муниципальных образований Псковской области. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  7. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ Область (местность) (in Russian). Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  10. ↑ Герасимёнок, Т. Е.; Н. В. Коломыцева, И. С. Пожидаев, С. М. Фёдоров, К. И. Карпов (2002). Территориальное деление Псковской области (in Russian). Pskov. ISBN 5-94542-031-X.
  11. ↑ Экономика (in Russian). Портал муниципальных образований Псковской области. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  12. ↑ Псковская обл. Платные дороги (in Russian). АСМАП. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  13. ↑ Памятники истории и культуры народов Российской Федерации (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Culture. Retrieved October 17, 2012.

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