Parfino is an
urban locality (a
work settlement) and the
administrative center of
Parfinsky District of
Novgorod Oblast,
Russia, located along the
Lovat River, east of
Staraya Russa. Municipally, it is incorporated as
Parfinskoye Urban Settlement, the only urban settlement in the district. Population:
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.