Novosokolnichesky District
Novosokolnichesky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast and borders with Loknyansky District in the north, Velikoluksky District in the east, Nevelsky District in the south, Pustoshkinsky District in the west, and with Bezhanitsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 1,616.0 square kilometers (623.9 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Novosokolniki. Population: 14,776 (2010 Russian census); 19,389 ; 21,319 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Novosokolniki accounts for 54.9% of the district's total population.
Forests and Fields, Novosokolnichesky District
The railway station in Novosokolniki
Loknyansky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast and borders with Kholmsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the northeast, Toropetsky District of Tver Oblast in the southeast, Velikoluksky District in the south, Novosokolnichesky District in the southwest, and with Bezhanitsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 2,412 square kilometers (931 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Loknya. Population: 9,535 (2010 Russian census); 13,268 ; 16,782 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Loknya accounts for 40.6% of the district's total population.
Polistovsky Nature Reserve, Loknyansky District