Lyskovsky District

Lyskovsky District (Russian: Лы́сковский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Lyskovsky Municipal District. It is located in the east of the oblast on both sides of the Volga River. The area of the district is 2,134 square kilometers (824 sq mi). Its administrative center is the town of Lyskovo. Population: 39,964 (2010 Census); 43,755 (2002 Census); 46,895 (1989 Soviet census). The population of Lyskovo accounts for 54.7% of the district's total population.

History

In the Russian Empire, the territory of what today is Lyskovsky District was mostly within Makaryevsky Uyezd of Nizhny Novgorod Governorate. The seat of the uyezd was in the town of Makaryev (today's settlement of Makaryevo) on the northern bank of the Volga River, next to the ancient Makaryev Monastery. Until the fire of 1816, Makaryev was home to the annual Makaryev Fair. The administrative offices of the uyezd, however, were located in the village of Lyskovo, which, being located on the southern bank of the Volga, was conveniently served by the Kazan Post Road.

The modern district was established in 1929.

Economy

Lyskovo brewery and vegetable canning plant are well known in the region.

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• Государственно-правовой департамент Нижегородской области. Приказ №3-од от 27 января 2016 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных образований, городских и сельских населённых пунктов Нижегородской области». Опубликован: "Нижегородская правда", №27(26048) (начало) и №30 (26051) (окончание), 19 и 26 марта 2016 г. (State Legal Department of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Order #3-od of January 27, 2016 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations, Urban and Rural Localities of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. ).
• Правительство Нижегородской области. Постановление №670 от 11 сентября 2009 г. «О перечне муниципальных образований Нижегородской области», в ред. Постановления №587 от 29 августа 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в перечень муниципальных образований Нижегородской области, утверждённый Постановлением Правительства Нижегородской области от 11 сентября 2009 г. №670». Опубликован: "Нижегородские новости", №177(4309), 1 октября 2009 г. (Government of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Resolution #670 of September 11, 2009 On the Registry of the Municipal Formations of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #587 of August 29, 2004 On Amending the Registry of the Municipal Formations of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Adopted by Resolution #670 of the Government of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast of September 11, 2009. ).