Why visit Parfino
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks and 3 places to eat in and around town.
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About Parfino
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 census); 8,446 (2002 census); 8,299 (1989 Soviet census).
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Museums and landmarks3
Memorial to the Victims of political repressions
Monument and historic site · 1.2 km
Памятник воинам, погибшим в Великой Отечественной войне.
Monument and historic site · 1.1 km
Restaurants and cafes3
Churches and places of worship3
Shopping2
History
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. 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.
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Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare4
Map of Parfino
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Staraya Russa 17 km west, about 17 min by car
- Proletariy 51 km north, about 51 min by car
- Volot 56 km west, about 56 min by car
- Kresttsy 60 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Shimsk 61 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Demyansk 61 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Velikiy Novgorod 65 km north, about 1 h by car
- Pankovka 64 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Poddor’ye 64 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Volkhovskiy 70 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Lovat Parfino 4, Дар Ветер, CC BY-SA 3.0
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