Key facts
- Country
- Russia
- Federal subject
- Pskov Oblast
- Administrative district
- Ostrovsky District
- Founded
- 1341 (Julian)
- Elevation
- 60 m (200 ft)
- Total
- 21,668
- Estimate 2021
- 20,923 ( −3.4% )
- Capital of
- Ostrovsky District
- Municipal district
- Ostrovsky Municipal District
- Urban settlement
- Ostrov Urban Settlement
- Time zone
- UTC+3 ( MSK )
- Postal codes
- 181350, 181352, 181353, 181359
via Wikipedia infobox
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Ostrov (Russian: О́стров, lit. island) is a town and the administrative center of Ostrovsky District in Pskov Oblast, Russia, located on the Velikaya River, 55 kilometers (34 mi) south of Pskov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 21,668 (2010 census); 25,078 (2002 census); 29,060 (1989 Soviet census); 27,000 (1974).
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