History
Novorzhev was founded in 1777 during Catherine the Great's municipal reform as a town and the administrative center of newly created Novorzhevsky Uyezd of Pskov Viceroyalty. In 1796, when the viceroyalty was abolished and transformed into Pskov Governorate, the uyezd was abolished as well, however, in was re-established in 1802.
On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished, and Novorzhevsky District was established, with the administrative center in Novorzhev. The governorates were abolished as well, and the district became a part of Pskov Okrug of Leningrad Oblast. On July 23, 1930, the okrugs were also abolished, and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. On January 29, 1935 the district was transferred to Kalinin Oblast, and on February 5 Novorzhevsky District became a part of Velikiye Luki Okrug of Kalinin Oblast, one of the okrugs abutting the state boundaries of the Soviet Union. On May 11, 1937 the district was transferred to Opochka Okrug. On February 5, 1941 the okrug was abolished. Between July 1941 and February 1944, Novorzhev was occupied by German troops. In 1944, the town was completely destroyed; it was restored after the war. On August 23, 1944, the district was transferred to newly established Pskov Oblast.
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