Izborsk
Sign in to saveIzborsk (; ; ) is a rural locality (village) in Pechorsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia. It contains one of the most ancient and impressive fortresses of Western Russia. The village lies to the west of Pskov and just to the east of the Russian-Estonian border.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Izborsk
- Settlement.native_name
- Изборск
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Izborsk3.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Izborsk Fortress
- Settlement.image_shield
- Герб Изборска.jpg
- Settlement.shield_alt
- Coat of arms
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Russia Pskov Oblast#Russia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Russia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Pskov Oblast
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Pechorsky District
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Municipality
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +3:00
- Settlement.postal_code
- 181518
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Izborsk (; ; ) is a rural locality (village) in Pechorsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia. It contains one of the most ancient and impressive fortresses of Western Russia. The village lies to the west of Pskov and just to the east of the Russian-Estonian border.
==History== thumb|Inside the fortress of Izborsk thumb|Evening at Izborsk fortress, 2004