The area was originally populated by
Balto-Finnic peoples;
Krivich Slavs arrived later. By the 16th century, the area belonged to Bezhetskaya
pyatina of the
Grand Duchy of Moscow. The
selo of Moshenskoye was first mentioned in 1545. During the
Time of Troubles, the area supported the cause of
Minin and
Pozharsky. In 1613, there was a battle with Swedish troops, which the Swedish lost. In the course of the
administrative reform carried out in 1708 by
Peter the Great, the area was included into Ingermanland Governorate (known since 1710 as
Saint Petersburg Governorate). In 1727, separate
Novgorod Governorate was split off. In 1776, the area was transferred to
Novgorod Viceroyalty. In 1796, the viceroyalty was abolished, and the area, which was a part of
Borovichsky Uyezd, was transferred to Novgorod Governorate. Much of the current territory of the district was a part of
Nikolo-Moshenskaya Volost of Borovichsky Uyezd. In August 1927, the governorates and uyezds were abolished. Moshenskoy District, with the administrative center in the
selo of Moshenskoye, was established within
Borovichi Okrug of
Leningrad Oblast effective October 1, 1927. It included parts of former Borovichsky Uyezd. On September 20, 1931,
Orekhovsky and
Opechensky Districts were abolished and merged into Moshenskoy District. On January 1, 1932, a part of abolished
Konchansky District was merged into Moshenskoy District. On August 3, 1939, Opechensky District, merged into Moshenskoy District in 1931, was restored. On January 12, 1965, Moshenskoy District was re-established. and
Konchansky District with the administrative center in the
selo of
Konchanskoye were also established, both as a part of Borovichi Okrug of Leningrad Oblast. On September 20, 1931, Orekhovsky District was abolished and merged into Moshenskoy District. ==Economy==