Ashevo

Ashevo lies on the old road between Velikiye Luki and Porkhov. A Novgorod birch-bark letter from the late twelfth century mentions the place, and a record of the Rzheva tribute in 1479 identifies it as the centre of the Ashevo church district. Its position on the road helped it grow into a trading village. A post station served travellers there by the late eighteenth century, appearing in a report of 1792 on the newly organized territories.