Nevel was first mentioned in Ivan the Terrible's will among towns that had been founded during his reign.[2] In 1562, during the Livonian War, it was the site of the Battle of Nevel, in which Poles defeated the Russians. In 1580, it was captured by Polish–Lithuanian forces aided by Hungarian infantry.[11] In 1581, Polish-Russian peace talks were held in the town, to no avail, and the following year it eventually passed to Russia.[12] In 1619, it was recaptured by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
On August 1, 1927, the uyezds and governorates were abolished and Nevelsky District, with the administrative center in Nevel, was established as a part of Velikiye Luki Okrug of Leningrad Oblast.[16] It included parts of former Nevelsky Uyezd.[17] On June 3, 1929, Nevelsky District was transferred to Western Oblast.[17] On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were also abolished and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast.[16] On January 29, 1935, Western Oblast was abolished and the district was transferred to Kalinin Oblast,[citation needed] and on February 5 of the same year, Nevelsky District became a part of Velikiye Luki Okrug of Kalinin Oblast,[16] one of the okrugs abutting the state boundaries of the Soviet Union. On May 4, 1938, the district was subordinated directly to the oblast.[16] During World War II, Nevel was under German occupation from 16 July 1941 until 6 October 1943.[18] On August 22, 1944, the district was transferred to newly established Velikiye Luki Oblast.[16] On October 2, 1957, Velikiye Luki Oblast was abolished and Nevelsky District was transferred to Pskov Oblast.[16]
Nevel has enterprises of food, textile, shoemaking, and timber industries.[19]
Transportation
Nevel is connected at the crossing of two railway lines. One connects Velikiye Luki with Polotsk (Nevel-1 railway station), whereas another one connects St. Petersburg via Dno and Novosokolniki with Vitebsk (Nevel-2 railway station). South of Nevel, both railways cross into Belarus.
Nevel contains three objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance.[20] The monuments are the Trinity Church (built in the 1850s), the building of the uyezd school, and the military cemetery from World War II.
Nevel is home to the Nevel Museum of History, featuring the history of the town.[21]
Notable people
Mikhail Bakhtin (1895–1975) — Russian philosopher, literary critic and semiotician
^ abcdLaw #833-oz stipulates that the borders of the administrative districts are identical to the borders of the municipal districts. The Law #420-oz, which describes the borders and the composition of the municipal districts, lists the town of Nevel as a part of Nevelsky District.
^ abcdeЭнциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 293. ISBN5-7107-7399-9.
^Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 58 620». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 58 620. ).
^"Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
^Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
^ abSłownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1886. p. 27.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ abcdeSłownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII. p. 28.
^История района (in Russian). Портал муниципальных образований Псковской области. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
^ abПервая Всеобщая перепись населения Российской империи, 1897 г. (in Russian). Vol. V. 1903. pp. 76–79.
^Музей истории г. Невеля (in Russian). Российская сеть культурного наследия. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
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