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Pskov Псков
City
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Location of Pskov
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Coordinates: 57°49′N 28°20′E / 57.817°N 28.333°E / 57.817; 28.333
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Pskov Oblast
First mentioned	903
Government
• Body	City Duma
• City Head	Ivan Tsetsersky
Area
• Total	96 km2 (37 sq mi)
Elevation	45 m (148 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	203,279
• Estimate  (2018)[2]	210,501 (+3.6%)
• Rank	91st in 2010
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	City of Pskov
• Capital of	Pskov Oblast, Pskovsky District
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Pskov Urban Okrug
• Capital of	Pskov Urban Okrug, Pskovsky Municipal District
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [3])
Postal code(s)[4]	180xxx
Dialing code(s)	+7 8112
OKTMO ID	58701000001
City Day	July 23
Twin towns	Neuss, Valmiera, Perth, Roanoke, Białystok, Gera, Nijmegen, Arles, Norrtälje Municipality, Daugavpils, Derbent, Surgut, Severodvinsk
Website	www.pskovgorod.ru

Pskov (Russian: Псков, ancient Russian spelling Пльсковъ (Pleskov)) is an old city in the northwest of Russia. It is the administrative center of Pskov Oblast. It is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River.

There was Pskov feudal republic depended of Novgorod.

Pskov is twinned with the following cities:

• Tartu, Estonia
• Arles, France
• Gera, Germany
• Kuopio, Finland
• Neuss, Germany
• Nijmegen, Netherlands
• Paderborn, Germany
• Perth, Scotland
• Roanoke, United States

• Official website of the City of Pskov Administration Archived 2008-02-24 at the Wayback Machine