The western part of the district is occupied by the Polist-Lovat Swamp System located at the border between the basins of the Lovat and the Polist Rivers.

The Polist-Lovat Swamp System is protected as the Rdeysky Nature Reserve, which is shared between Kholmsky and Poddorsky Districts.

[12] On August 1, 1927, Pskov Governorate and its uyezds were abolished, and Kholmsky District was established as a part of Velikiye Luki Okrug of Leningrad Oblast, with the administrative center in the town of Kholm.

[2] On June 3, 1929, Kholmsky District was transferred to Velikiye Luki Okrug of Western Oblast.

It included parts of former Velikoluksky and Kholmsky Uyezds, and the administrative center of the district was located in the selo of Troitsa-Khlavitsa.

[17] On March 10, 1945, Podberezinsky District with the administrative center in the selo of Podberezye was established.

[16] The economy of the district is based on timber industry, which makes up 90% of its gross product.

Agriculture specializes mainly in cattle breeding as well as crops and potato growing.

[18] Kholm is connected by roads to Staraya Russa, to Bezhanitsy, to Demyansk via Maryovo, and to Toropets.

The district contains eighty monuments classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance.

Rdeysky Monastery is a notable monument located on the eastern shore of Lake Rdeyskoye.