Dno
{{Short description|Town in Pskov Oblast, Russia}}
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Dno ({{langx|ru|Дно}}) is a town and the administrative center of Dnovsky District in Pskov Oblast, Russia, located at the intersection of the Pskov–Bologoye and St. Petersburg–Vitebsk railways, {{convert|113|km|sp=us}} east of Pskov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=9,061|p2002=10,049|p1989=12,406}}
History
Founded as a railway center in 1897, it was granted town status in 1925.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}} The territory used to be a part of Porkhovsky Uyezd of Pskov Governorate, and Dno was the seat of Dnovskaya Volost.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}}
On August 1, 1927, the uyezds and governorates were abolished and Dnovsky District, with the administrative center in Dno, was established as a part of Pskov Okrug of Leningrad Oblast.Administrative-Territorial Structure of Pskov Oblast, pp. 11–12{{cite web|url=http://classif.spb.ru/sprav/np_lo/48_Dnovsky_rayon.htm|script-title=ru:Дновский район (август 1927 г. - август 1944 г.)|publisher=Справочник истории административно-территориального деления Ленинградской области|language=ru|access-date=June 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190037/http://classif.spb.ru/sprav/np_lo/48_Dnovsky_rayon.htm|archive-date=October 29, 2013|url-status=dead}} It included parts of former Porkhovsky Uyezd. On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were also abolished and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast.
During World War II, Dno was under German occupation from 18 July 1941 until 24 February 1944.[https://www.soldat.ru/spravka/freedom/1-ssr-2.html Освобождение городов] The Germans operated a subcamp of the Dulag 100 prisoner-of-war camp in the town.{{cite book|last1=Megargee|first1=Geoffrey P.|last2=Overmans|first2=Rüdiger|last3=Vogt|first3=Wolfgang|year=2022|title=The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV|publisher=Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum|page=69|isbn=978-0-253-06089-1}}
On August 23, 1944, the district was transferred to newly established Pskov Oblast.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dno serves as the administrative center of Dnovsky District,{{OKATO reference|58 212}} to which it is directly subordinated.Law #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 Dno as a part of Dnovsky District. As a municipal division, the town of Dno, together with three rural localities, is incorporated within Dnovsky Municipal District as Dno Urban Settlement.Law #420-oz
Economy
The town remains to a large degree economically dependent upon rail-related activities. It was home to the Dno air base prior and during World War II.
=Industry=
The industrial enterprises in Dno include two metalworking plants, a ceramic production plant, and a bakery.{{cite web|url=http://dno.reg60.ru/orajone/ekonomika/promyshlennost|script-title=ru:Промышленность|publisher=Портал муниципальных образований Псковской области|language=ru|access-date=June 18, 2012}}
=Transportation=
Dno is an important railway station where two railways cross. One connects Bologoye and Pskov via Staraya Russa and runs from east to west. Another one connects St. Petersburg and Vitebsk and runs from north to south.
Dno is connected by roads with Soltsy, with Porkhov, and with Dedovichi. There are also local roads with bus traffic.
Culture and recreation
Dno contains five cultural heritage monuments of local significance.{{RKN_base}} These are monuments commemorating the Revolution of 1905 and soldiers fallen in World War II.
References
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- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|psk|adm|law}}
- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|psk|mun|list}}
- 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
External links
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- [https://dno.reg60.ru/ Official website of Dno] {{in lang|ru}}
- [https://dno.jsprav.ru/ Dno Business Directory] {{in lang|ru}}
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Category:Cities and towns in Pskov Oblast