Pustoshka
Encyclopedia
Pustoshka is a town and the administrative center of Pustoshkinsky District
of Pskov Oblast
, Russia
, located on the Krupeya River, 191 kilometres (118.7 mi) southeast of Pskov
. It is a station on the Moscow
–Riga
railway. Population:
It was founded in 1901 due to the construction of a railway, and was granted town status in 1925.
Pustoshkinsky District
Pustoshkinsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 24 in Pskov Oblast, Russia....
of Pskov Oblast
Pskov Oblast
Pskov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Pskov Oblast borders the countries of Estonia and Latvia, as well as Belarus. It is the westernmost federal subject of contiguous Russia . Its major cities are the administrative center Pskov and Velikiye Luki . Area: 55,300 km²...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Krupeya River, 191 kilometres (118.7 mi) southeast of Pskov
Pskov
Pskov is an ancient city and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located in the northwest of Russia about east from the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population: -Early history:...
. It is a station on the Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
–Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
railway. Population:
It was founded in 1901 due to the construction of a railway, and was granted town status in 1925.