Gdov (Гдов) is a both a Russian district, found in the north of the Pskov region, and a town within it, which stands on the river Gdovka . The population of the city is 18.8 thousand people (January 1, 2000).Gdov was founded an outpost guarding Pskov. In the 14th century a fortress was built there, remains of which can be seen so this very day. The city was attackd on numerous occasions by Swedes and Poles, but was finally returned to Russia in 1617. In 1780 it formally acquired the status of a town; its coat of arms was granted on May 28, 1781. Between 1874 and 1912 Gdov issued stampA stamp is a distinctive mark or impression made upon an object, for instance those made on a piece of paper and used to indicate the prepayment of a fee or tax. Types of stamps include: postage stamps, used on mail revenue stamps, often used on documentss for the ZemstvoThe institution of the zemstvo (plural: zemstva provided local government councils in Russia between 1864 and 1917 (October 17). Russian history. post. The first stamp, worth 2 kopeks appeared on April 16April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). There are 259 days remaining. Events 1178 BC A solar eclipse may mark the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca to his Kingdom after the Trojan War. 1071 Bari fa, 1874. Stamp production ceased, however, with the coming of World War IWorld War I (also known as the First World War , the Great War the War of the Nations and the "War to End All Wars") was a world conflict occurring from 1914 to 1918. No previous conflict had mobilized so many soldiers, or involved so many in the field of. On May 1919Events January January 1 Edsel Ford succeeds his father as head of the Ford Motor Company January 5 Spartacist uprising Socialist demonstrations in Berlin turn into attempted communist revolution with Spartacist League in the forefront January 9 Spartacus, the Northern Army , under General Rodzianko , captured Gdov, along with Pskov and Yaurburg .
1 Notable people of Gdov
- Hieromartyr Benjamin , bishopA bishop is an ordained person who holds a specific position of authority in any of a number of Christian churches. Bishops in the New Testament The bishop's role is typically called the " episcopacy", because the word "bishop" is derived ultimately from of Gdov
- Archbishop Dimitry of Gdov (also Demetrius) (arrested in 1929Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 See also 1929 in aviation 1929 in film 1929 in literature 1929 in mu, at the age of 75, shot 8 years of solitary confinement later in the Yaroslavl prison in 1938)
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