Parfino (Russian: Па́рфино) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Parfinsky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located along the Lovat River, 20 kilometers (12 mi) east of Staraya Russa. Municipally, it is incorporated as Parfinskoye Urban Settlement, the only urban settlement in the district. Population: 7,492 (2010 Russian census);[3] 8,446 (2002 Census);[8] 8,299 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
Parfino Парфино | |
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Work settlement | |
 The Lovat River and the Parfino Plywood Factory | |
Location of Parfino  | |
  Parfino Location of Parfino  Parfino Parfino (Novgorod Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 57°57′N 31°38′E / 57.950°N 31.633°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Novgorod Oblast |
| Administrative district | Parfinsky District[1] |
| Founded | 1910[2] |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 7,492 |
| • Estimate (2018)[4] | 6,692 (−10.7%) |
| • Capital of | Parfinsky District[1] |
| • Municipal district | Parfinsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Urban settlement | Parfinskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
| • Capital of | Parfinsky Municipal District, Parfinskoye Urban Settlement[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [6]) |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 175130 |
| OKTMO ID | 49630151051 |
History
Grand Duchy of Moscow 1495–1547
Tsardom of Russia 1547–1721
Russian Empire 1721–1917
Soviet Russia 1917–1922
Soviet Union 1922–1991
The village of Parfino was first mentioned in chronicles in 1495. The Lovat River was a part of the Trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks, one of the oldest trading routes passing through Rus. The railway station opened between 1895 and 1897 also got the name of Parfino. In 1910, a construction of a plywood factory started between the village and the station of Parfino. Though formally the factory was built on the lands belonging to the village of Zhereslo, the factory settlement became known as the settlement of Parfino.[2] It belonged to Starorussky Uyezd of Novgorod Governorate, and after 1927, to Starorussky District of Novgorod Okrug of Leningrad Oblast. On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were abolished, and the districts became directly subordinate to the oblast. In 1933, Parfino was granted an urban-type settlement status. The area was occupied by German troops between August 1941 and 1943. On July 5, 1944, Starorussky District was transferred to newly established Novgorod Oblast. On December 13, 1968 Parfinsky District was split off Starorussky District, and Parfino became the district center.[10]
Economy
Industry
Parfino is a typical single-industry settlement, where the major employer was Parfino Plywood Combinat (Парфинский фанерный комбинат), which underwent bankruptcy in the summer 2009.[11]
Transportation
A railway which connects Bologoye and Pskov via Staraya Russa and Dno passes through Parfino.
Parfino is connected by roads with Staraya Russa and with M10 highway which connects Moscow and St. Petersburg.
References
Notes
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- Новгородская областная Дума. Областной закон №559-ОЗ от 11 ноября 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Новгородской области», в ред. Областного закона №730-ОЗ от 26 февраля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Областной закон "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Новгородской области"». Вступил в силу 1 января 2006 г. Опубликован: "Новгородские ведомости", №75, 23 ноября 2005 г. (Novgorod Oblast Duma. Oblast Law #559-OZ of November 11, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Novgorod Oblast, as amended by the Oblast Law #730-OZ of February 26, 2015 On Amending the Oblast Law "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Novgorod Oblast". Effective as of January 1, 2006.).
- Администрация Новгородской области. Постановление №121 от 8 апреля 2008 г. «Об реестре административно-территориального устройства области», в ред. Постановления №408 от 4 августа 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в реестр административно-территориального устройства области». Опубликован: "Новгородские ведомости", №49–50, 16 апреля 2008 г. (Administration of Novgorod Oblast. Resolution #121 of April 8, 2008 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Novgorod Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #408 of August 4, 2014 On Amending the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Novgorod Oblast. ).
- Новгородская областная Дума. Областной закон №354-ОЗ от 2 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований, входящих в состав территории Парфинского муниципального района, наделении их статусом городского и сельских поселений, определении административных центров и перечня населённых пунктов, входящих в состав территорий поселений», в ред. Областного закона №120-ОЗ от 3 октября 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые областные Законы, содержащие перечни населённых пунктов, входящих в состав территорий поселений». Вступил в силу со дня, следующего за днём официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Новгородские ведомости", №82, 15 декабря 2004 г. (Novgorod Oblast Duma. Oblast Law #354-OZ of December 2, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations Within the Territory of Parfinsky Municipal District, on Granting Them the Status of Urban and Rural Settlements, on Establishing Their Administrative Centers, and on Compiling the Lists of Inhabited Localities Within the Settlement Territories, as amended by the Oblast Law #120-OZ of October 3, 2012 On Amending Various Oblast Laws Containing the Registries of the Inhabited Localities on the Territories of the Settlements. Effective as of the day following the day of the official publication.).