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Opochka was founded in 1414.

At the time, it was a fortress subordinate to Pskov and protecting it from the south.

In 1426 it was sieged by the Lithuanians, and in 1427 by Germans, but it was not conquered.

In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great, it was included into Ingermanland Governorate ( known since 1710 as Saint Petersburg Governorate ).

Opochka is specifically mentioned as one of the towns making the governorate.

In 1727, separate Novgorod Governorate was split off, and in 1772, Pskov Governorate ( which between 1777 and 1796 existed as Pskov Viceroyalty ) was established.

Between 1772 and 1776, Opochka was the seat of the governorate.

In 1776 the borders of the governorate were considerably altered, the seat was relocated to Pskov, and Opochka became the administrative center of Opochetsky Uyezd.