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| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| Pytalovo village by ] had population of 57 and belonged to ] '']'' (district) of ] ]. It grew into a town after becoming a ] station by a newly constructed railroad branch. | Pytalovo village, whose name is obviously derived from the Russian word for "seek, ask", by ] had population of 57 and belonged to ] '']'' (district) of ] ]. It grew into a town after becoming a ] station by a newly constructed railroad branch. | ||
| By ] of ], part of Ostrov uyezd, including Pytalovo was passed to Latvia and the town was renamed ] (in 1938 ]). | By ] of ], part of Ostrov uyezd, including Pytalovo was passed to Latvia and the town was renamed ] (in 1938 ]). | ||
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| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| * [http://www.pytalovo.ellink.ru/ Site of Pytalovo Town (in Russian) | * | ||
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Pytalovo (Template:Lang-ru, Latvian: Abrene) is a town in Pskov Oblast (province) of Russia, an administrative center of Pytalovo Raion (district). Latvia disputes the jurisdiction of the area which it calls the Abrene region.
History
Pytalovo village, whose name is obviously derived from the Russian word for "seek, ask", by 1878 had population of 57 and belonged to Ostrov uyezd (district) of Pskov Guberniya. It grew into a town after becoming a railway station by a newly constructed railroad branch.
By Latvian-Soviet Riga Peace Treaty of 1920, part of Ostrov uyezd, including Pytalovo was passed to Latvia and the town was renamed Jaunlatgale (in 1938 Abrene).
After the World War II, the Soviet Union transferred Abrene and Abrene District back to Pskov Oblast. Most of Latvian inhabitants were forced away of town and the town renamed back to Pytalovo. This change of jurisdiction has been a matter of Latvian-Russian disagreement since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Pytalovo is the largest town in this disputed region (see Abrene region).