[9] Until the 14th century, the area, together with Pskov, was dependent on Novgorod, then became independent, and in 1510 was included into the Grand Duchy of Moscow.

On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished and Palkinsky District was established, with the administrative center in the selo of Palkino.

[10] On January 16, 1945, Kachanovsky District, with the administrative center in the selo of Kachanovo, was established on the territories transferred from the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic to Pskov Oblast.

In order to visit the zone, a permit issued by the local Federal Security Service department is required.

[11] The main agricultural specializations in the district are meat and milk production, as well as potato growing.

The M20 highway, which also connects St. Petersburg and Vitebsk via Pskov, runs parallel to the railway and crosses the eastern part of the district as well.

[14] The federal monuments are an archeological site and the Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos in the village of Novaya Usitva.