Timeline of Pskov

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Pskov, Russia.

Prior to 20th century

903 - Pleskov first mentioned. 1156 - Mirozhsky Monastery established. 1168 - Plotnitskii borough created. 1212 - Partially burned by an Estonian raid under Lembitu. 1240 - City captured by the Livonian Brothers of the Sword. 1266 - City wall constructed by Daumantas of Pskov. 14th C. Joined the Hanseatic League. 1348 - City becomes independent from the Novgorod Republic per Treaty of Bolotovo. 1473 - Cave Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos built. 1510 - City taken by forces of Basil Ivanovich of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. 1540 - built (approximate date). 1579 - Execution of , commander of an Estonian partisan unit, which fought against Russia in the Livonian War. 1581 - August: Siege of Pskov begins. 1582 - February: Siege of Pskov ends. 1615 - City besieged by Swedish forces. 1650 - . 1699 - Trinity Cathedral rebuilt and consecrated. 1843 - Catholic church built. 1889 - Riga Bridge (Velikaya River) opens. 1897 - Population: 29,555. 1898 - Bridge built to Zapskovye quarter.

20th century

1903 - Archaeological museum active. 1911 - opens. 1913 - Population: 38,300. 1917 - March: Tsar Nicholas II abdicates while in Pskov.

1919 25–26 May: Estonian War of Independence – city captured by Estonians. 24 August: Withdrawal of Estonian forces. Soviet Russia in power. 1920 - active. 1930's - Pskov Airport founded. 1939 - Population: 59,898. 1940 - June: Soviet 8th Army invaded Estonia and Latvia from the city. 1941 9 July: City occupation by German forces begins City renamed "Pleskau." begins. Famine. Dulag transit camp for prisoners of war established by the Germans. 1942 February: Forced labour camp for Jewish men and women established by the Germans. Stalag 372 prisoner-of-war camp established by the Germans. 1943 May: Forced labour camp for Jewish men and women dissolved. May: Forced labour camp for men established by the Germans. May: Stalag 372 camp dissolved. 1944 February: Bombing by Russia, thousands of people killed. 23 July: City occupation by German forces ends. Pskovskaya Pravda newspaper in publication. 1958 - Pskov Electric Machine-Building Plant active. 1959 - Population: 80,448. 1960 - Pskov State Polytechnic Institute established. 1965 - Population: 108,000. 1967 - opens. 1985 - Population: 194,000. 1989 - Population: 203,789. 1990 - opens. 1991 - August: Soviets launched an attack on Tallinn, Estonia from Pskov during the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt. 1996 - Yevgeny Mikhailov elected governor of the Pskov Oblast. 2000 Mikhail Khoronen elected mayor. Catholic cathedral construction begins. City becomes part of the North Western Federal District.

21st century 2009 - becomes mayor. 2010 - Population: 203,279. 2010 - Established Pskov State University.

Timeline of Pskov

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