Plyussa is an
urban locality (a
work settlement) and the
administrative center of
Plyussky District of
Pskov Oblast,
Russia, located northeast of
Pskov by the
Plyussa River. Municipally, it is incorporated as
Plyussa Urban Settlement, one of the two urban settlements in the district. Population:
History
The village of Plyussa was first mentioned in the end of the 16th century. The name is derived from the Plyussa River. In the 19th century, it belonged to
Luzhsky Uyezd of
Saint Petersburg Governorate. Between 1851 and 1862, the railway connecting Saint Petersburg and
Warsaw via
Pskov was built and crossed Luzhsky Uyezd. This facilitated economic development of the eastern part of the current area of the district. The settlement of Plyussa was founded as a railway station in 1859, and later was merged with the village. Until 1923, Plyussa was a part of Kotorskaya Volost, and in 1923, Plyusskaya Volost, with the administrative center in the selo of Lyushchik, was established.