Town in Pskov Oblast, Russia
Town in Pskov Oblast, Russia
Velikiye Luki (Russian: Вели́кие Лу́ки , IPA: [vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪjə ˈlukʲɪ] ; lit. great meanders [ 9] or longbows ) is a town in Pskov Oblast , Russia , located on the meandering Lovat River . It is the second largest town in Pskov Oblast; population: 86,711 (2021 Census ) ;[ 10] 98,778 (2010 Russian census ) ;[ 4] 104,979 (2002 Census ) ;[ 11] 113,745 (1989 Soviet census ) .[ 12] Velikiye Luki is a City of Military Glory , an honor bestowed on it because of the courage and heroism its citizens displayed during World War II .
Historical population Year 1897 8,500 — 1926 19,600 +130.6% 1939 34,932 +78.2% 1959 58,939 +68.7% 1970 85,994 +45.9% 1979 103,045 +19.8% 1989 113,235 +9.9% 2002 104,979 −7.3% 2010 98,778 −5.9% 2021 86,711 −12.2% Source: Census data
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^ "Великолукская городская дума" . Town of Velikiye Luki . Retrieved November 6, 2015 .
^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service .
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^ "Об исчислении времени" . Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019 .
^ "List of postal codes" (in Russian). Russian Post . Archived from the original on December 12, 2006. Retrieved October 14, 2012 .
^ Телефонный код города Великие Луки (81153) (in Russian). city-code. Retrieved October 14, 2012 .
^ ISBN 530900257X . Г. П. Смолицкая. "Топонимический словарь Центральной России". "Армада-Пресс", 2002 (G. P. Smolitskaya. Toponymic Dictionary of Central Russia . Armada-Press, 2002)
^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service .
^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS) . Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly .