| LC control no. | n 92034335 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Pechory (Russia) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Russia (Federation)--Pechory |
| Variant(s) | Pechory (R.S.F.S.R.) Petscher (Russia) Pechery (Russia) |
| See also | Petseri (Estonia) |
| Found in | Shakhovskai︠a︡, T. Katalog knig kirillovskoĭ pechati XVI-XVIII vv. iz sobr. B-ki Tartu. un-ta i Pskov.-Pecherskogo monastyria, 1991. BGN (Pechory, popl., 57°49ʹN 27°36ʹE) Bolʹsh. sov. ėntsikl., 3rd ed: v. 19, p. 513 (Pechory, a city and the center of Pechorskiĭ raĭon. It arose in the 16th cent. as a settlement attached to the Pskovo-Pecherskiĭ monastyrʹ and together with the monstery served as an important strategic point on the western border of Russia. From the end of the 18th cent. Pechory was a city in the Pskovskai︠a︡ gubernii︠a︡ and then the Pskovskiĭ uezd. From 1920 to 1940 it was part of Estonia. From 1941 to 1944 Pechory was occupied by the Nazis. From 1945 Pechory has been part of the Pskovskai︠a︡ oblastʹ) RSFSR, admin.-territ. delenie, 1986: p. 535 (Pechory, in Pskovskai︠a︡ oblastʹ arose around 1472 but was not officially considered a city until 1782) Lippincott (Pechory, var. Petseri (Estonian), Petscher (German), town in R.S.F.S.R, Pskov oblastʹ, near Estonian border, under Estonian govt. from 1920-1945) Russ. geogr. Namenbuch (Pechory, Pechery, Petseri) GEOnet WWW, 09-24-96 (Pechory, ppl.: 57°49ʹ00ʺN, 27°36ʹ00ʺE) |
| Not found in | Webst. Geog. |
| Geographic area code | e-ru--- |
| Invalid LCCN | n 96092624 |
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