It was founded in 1901 due to construction of the railway between
Moscow and
Riga.[2] At the time, it was a part of
Velikoluksky Uyezd in
Pskov Governorate.[citation needed] The name is due to the nearby locality then known as Sokolniki, whose name in turn is derived from the Russian word "
Russian: сокол" (sokol, meaning "falcon"), since the residents specialized on breeding falcons for hunting.[2] Novosokolniki was granted town status in 1925.[3]
On August 1, 1927, the uyezds and governorates were abolished and Novosokolnichesky District, with the
administrative center in Novosokolniki, was established as a part of
Velikiye Luki Okrug of
Leningrad Oblast.[13] It included parts of former
Velikoluksky and
Nevelsky Uyezds.[14] On June 3, 1929, Novosokolnichesky District was transferred to
Western Oblast.[14] On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were also abolished and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast.[13] On January 29, 1935, Western Oblast was abolished and the district was transferred to
Kalinin Oblast,[citation needed] and on February 5 of the same year, Novosokolnichesky District became a part of Velikiye Luki Okrug of Kalinin Oblast,[13] one of the okrugs abutting the state boundaries of the
Soviet Union. On May 4, 1938, the district was subordinated directly to the oblast.[13] Between July 25, 1941 and January 29, 1944, Novosokolniki was occupied by
German troops.[3] On August 22, 1944, the district was transferred to newly established
Velikiye Luki Oblast.[13] On October 2, 1957, Velikiye Luki Oblast was abolished and Novosokolnichesky District was transferred to Pskov Oblast.[13]
Novosokolniki has enterprises of textile and food industries.[15]
The Novosokolniki guyed TV mast is 360 meters (1,180 ft) tall and was built in 1995.
Transportation
Novosokolniki is an important railway hub, located at the crossing of two lines. One railway connects
Moscow and
Velikiye Luki with
Riga and runs in the east–west direction. Another railway, running in the north–south direction, connects
St. Petersburg and
Dno with
Nevel and
Vitebsk. In Nevel, south of Novosokolniki, it splits into two railway lines, both running southeast into
Belarus: one line to
Vitebsk and another one to
Grodno via
Polotsk and
Maladzyechna.
Novosokolniki has an easy access to the
M9 Highway which connects Moscow and Riga. It is furthermore connected by roads with Velikiye Luki and Nevel. There are also local roads.
Culture and recreation
Novosokolniki contains six objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance.[16] The monuments are the railway station, protected as the site of events of the
Revolution of 1905, as well as monuments to soldiers fallen in
World War II.
References
Notes
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abcdLaw #833-oz stipulates that the borders of the administrative districts are identical to the borders of the municipal districts. The Law #420-oz, which describes the borders and the composition of the municipal districts, lists the town of Novosokolniki as a part of Novosokolnichesky District.
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abcИстория (in Russian). Портал муниципальных образований Псковской области. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
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abcЭнциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 316.
ISBN5-7107-7399-9.
^Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 58 626». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 58 626. ).
^"Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post).
Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
Псковское областное Собрание депутатов. Закон №833-оз от 5 февраля 2009 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Псковской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Псковская правда", №20, 10 февраля 2009 г. (Pskov Oblast Council of Deputies. Law #833-oz of February 5, 2009 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Pskov Oblast. Effective as of the official publication date.).
Псковское областное Собрание депутатов. Закон №420-оз от 28 февраля 2005 г. «Об установлении границ и статусе вновь образуемых муниципальных образований на территории Псковской области», в ред. Закона №1542-ОЗ от 5 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Псковской области "Об установлении границ и статусе вновь образуемых муниципальных образований на территории Псковской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Псковская правда", №41–43, №44–46, №49–51, 4 марта 2005 г., 5 марта 2005 г., 11 марта 2005 г. (Pskov Oblast Council of Deputies. Law #420-oz of February 28, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and the Status of the Newly Formed Municipal Formations on the Territory of Pskov Oblast, as amended by the Law #1542-OZ of June 5, 2015 On Amending the Law of Pskov Oblast "On Establishing the Borders and the Status of the Newly Formed Municipal Formations on the Territory of Pskov Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).
Архивный отдел Псковского облисполкома. Государственный архив Псковской области. "Административно-территориальное деление Псковской области (1917–1988 гг.). Справочник". (Administrative-Territorial Structure of Pskov Oblast (1917–1988). Reference.) Книга I. Лениздат, 1988.