The fortress of Porkhov is believed to have been founded in 1239 by Alexander Nevsky.[2] The timber fortress was sacked by Algirdas (Olgierd) in 1356 and fell in flames in 1387. The Novgorod Republic immediately rebuilt its fortifications in limestone 1.3 kilometers (0.81mi) downstream. In 1428, Grand Duke of LithuaniaVytautas destroyed the western wall by artillery fire and entered Porkhov. Two years later, the Novgorodians augmented the fortress and rebuilt its walls. After the fall of Novgorod to the Muscovites in 1478,[2] the fortress lost its military importance.
Porkhov was the second most important town of Shelon Pyatina, after Russa. It was not, however, a significant economical center—there were only seventy-six homesteads there in the 15th century and almost all of them were peasant ones.[11]
In 1606, it was captured by Sweden.[12] In the late 19th century, sizeable trade in linen and grain was conducted there.[12]
The fortress consists of a well-preserved encircling wall; two towers, one of which is half-ruined; a diminutive church from 1412, and a museum of local history. Inside the fortress there are a great many trees and plants. The church of the Virgin's Nativity, a remarkable monumental erection of the 14th century, was disfigured during the Soviet period (picture). Another church of note in Porkhov is the Savior church (1670).
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 Porkhov as a part of Porkhovsky District.
Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии.№ОК 033-20131 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код58 647». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology.#OK 033-2013January1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code58 647. ).
Bernadsky, Viktor Nikolayevich (1961). Новгород и новгородская земля в XV веке (Novgorod and the Novgorod Land in the 15th century). Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences. pp.133–134.
Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VIII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1887. p.815.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
Administrative-Territorial Structure of Pskov Oblast, p.14
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