Opochka is a
town and the
administrative center of
Opochetsky District in
Pskov Oblast,
Russia, located on the
Velikaya River, south of
Pskov, the administrative center of the
oblast. Population:
History
It was founded in 1414. At the time, it was a fortress subordinate to
Pskov and protecting it from the south. In 1426, it was besieged by the Lithuanians, and in 1427 by Germans, but it was not conquered. It did, however, burn down in 1441.