Some areas in the south of the district belong to the basin of the Shest River, and some areas in the northern part belong to the basin of the Cheryokha River; the Shest and the Cheryokha are two other right tributaries of the Velikaya.

[8] The north and the south of the district are hilly; the middle part, which includes the valley of the Sorot, is flat, with many lakes and swamps.

Mount Stepulikha, with the height of 328 meters (1,076 ft), is located in the south of the district and is the highest point of Pskov Oblast.

[9] On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished and Novorzhevsky District was established, with the administrative center in the town of Novorzhev.

The governorates were abolished as well, and the district became a part of Pskov Okrug of Leningrad Oblast.

On January 29, 1935, the district was transferred to Kalinin Oblast, and on February 5 of the same year, Novorzhevsky District became a part of Velikiye Luki Okrug of Kalinin Oblast, one of the okrugs abutting the state boundaries of the Soviet Union.

[10] On August 1, 1927, Vyborsky District was also established, with the administrative center in the village of Vybor.

On August 22, 1944, the district was transferred to newly established Velikiye Luki Oblast.

[11] The main specializations of the agriculture in the district are cattle breeding with meat and milk production, and crops and flax growing.