Coordinates: 56°43′N 28°39′E / 56.717°N 28.65°E
Opochka (Russian: Опо́чка) is a town and the administrative center of Opochetsky District of Pskov Oblast, Russia, located on the Velikaya River, 130 kilometers (81 mi) south of Pskov, in the proximity of Alexander Pushkin's family home Mikhaylovskoye. Population: 11,601 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 13,964 (2002 Census);[2] 16,190 (1989 Census).[3]
It is the birthplace of architect Lev Rudnev and geologist Nikolai Kudryavtsev.
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