Soletsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast and borders with Shimsky District in the north, Volotovsky District in the east, Dnovsky District of Pskov Oblast in the south, Porkhovsky District of Pskov Oblast in the southwest, and with Strugo-Krasnensky District of Pskov Oblast in the west. The area of the district is 1,400 square kilometers (540 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Soltsy. Population: 15,714 (2010 Russian census); 18,626 ; 20,011 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Soltsy accounts for 64.2% of the district's total population.
Saint Ilia Cathedral in Soltsy
Shimsky District is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast and borders with Batetsky District in the north, Novgorodsky District in the northeast, Starorussky District in the southeast, Volotovsky District in the south, Soletsky District in the southwest, Strugo-Krasnensky and Plyussky Districts, both of Pskov Oblast, in the west, and with Luzhsky District of Leningrad Oblast in the northwest. The area of the district is 1,836 square kilometers (709 sq mi). Its administrative center is the urban locality of Shimsk. Population: 11,750 (2010 Russian census); 13,312 ; 13,477 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Shimsk accounts for 33.1% of the district's total population.
The Vekhsa River and the village of Uspolon in Shimsky District
Korostyn Palace