Porkhovsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the central and northeastern parts of the oblast and borders with Strugo-Krasnensky District in the north, Soletsky District of Novgorod Oblast in the northeast, Dnovsky District in the east, Dedovichsky District in the southeast, Novorzhevsky District in the south, Ostrovsky District in the southwest, and with Pskovsky District in the west. The area of the district is 3,190 square kilometers (1,230 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Porkhov. Population: 21,568 (2010 Russian census); 28,470 ; 35,015 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Porkhov accounts for 49.2% of the district's total population.
Landscape in Porkhovsky District
The church of the Nativity of the Theotokos in Porkhov
Strugo-Krasnensky District
Strugo-Krasnensky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast and borders with Plyussky District in the north, Shimsky and Soletsky Districts of Novgorod Oblast in the east, Porkhovsky District in the south, Pskovsky District in the west, and with Gdovsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 3,090.1 square kilometers (1,193.1 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Strugi Krasnye. Population: 13,466 (2010 Russian census); 16,579 ; 16,293 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Strugi Krasnye accounts for 62.7% of the district's total population.
Tvorozhkovsky Holy Trinity Monastery, Strugo-Kransnensky District
A grocery store in the village of Ludoni