Opochka

Opochka () is a town and the administrative center of Opochetsky District in Pskov Oblast, Russia, located on the Velikaya River, south of Pskov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

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Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Opochka
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Опочка
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: OpochkaUlitsaLenina.jpeg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Lenina Street in Opochka
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: right
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Opochka (Pskov oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Pskov Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_district_jur: Opochetsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of: Opochetsky District
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: Town
Russian inhabited locality.mun_district_jur: Opochetsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.urban_settlement_jur: Opochka Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1: Opochetsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of2: Opochka Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census: 11603
Russian inhabited locality.established_date: 1414
Russian inhabited locality.postal_codes: 182330, 182333
Russian inhabited locality.website: http://www.opochka-daily.ru/

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Муниципальное бюджетное учреждение культуры </br> "Опочецкий районный центр культуры" </br> МБУК "ОРЦК" | г. Опочка Псковская область

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Wikidata facts

Population: 9928
Area: 23.91
Elevation: 90
Official website: www.opochka.ru
Image: OpochkaUlitsaLenina.jpeg
Dialing code: 81138

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Commons category: Opochka
inception: 1414-00-00
postal code: 182330

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Opochka () is a town and the administrative center of Opochetsky District in Pskov Oblast, Russia, located on the Velikaya River, south of Pskov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

==History== thumb|left|Market square on an old postcard It was founded in 1414. At the time, it was a fortress subordinate to Pskov and protecting it from the south. In 1426, it was besieged by the Lithuanians, and in 1427 by Germans, but it was not conquered. It did, however, burn down in 1441. In 1510, the town was annexed by the Grand Duchy of Moscow, and from 1547 it was part of the Tsardom of Russia. In 1581, it was captured by Polish King Stephen Báthory.