Porkhov

Porkhov () is a town and the administrative center of Porkhovsky District in Pskov Oblast, Russia, located on the Shelon River, east of Pskov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

Key facts

Russian town.en_name: Porkhov
Russian town.ru_name: Порхов
Russian town.image_skyline: Porkhov asv2018-07 img26.jpg
Russian town.image_caption: Porkhov fortress
Russian town.map_label_position: bottom
Russian town.image_coa: Porkhov COA (Pskov Governorate) (1781).png
Russian town.federal_subject: Pskov Oblast
Russian town.adm_district_jur: Porkhovsky District
Russian town.adm_ctr_of: Porkhovsky District
Russian town.inhabloc_cat: Town
Russian town.mun_district_jur: Porkhovsky Municipal District
Russian town.urban_settlement_jur

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History
Administrative and municipal status
Architecture
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Porkhov () is a town and the administrative center of Porkhovsky District in Pskov Oblast, Russia, located on the Shelon River, east of Pskov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

==History== thumb|left|Nativity church