Chekhov, Moscow Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Chekhov (inhabited locality).
Chekhov (English)
Чехов (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Chekhovsky District Administration building in Chekhov

Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Chekhov
Location of Chekhov in Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 55°09′N 37°27′E / 55.150°N 37.450°E / 55.150; 37.450Coordinates: 55°09′N 37°27′E / 55.150°N 37.450°E / 55.150; 37.450
Coat of arms
Flag
Town Day One of the days in September
Administrative status (as of September 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district Chekhovsky District[1]
Town Chekhov[1]
Administrative center of Chekhovsky District,[1] Town of Chekhov[1]
Municipal status (as of January 2013)
Municipal district Chekhovsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Chekhov Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Chekhovsky Municipal District,[2] Chekhov Urban Settlement[2]
Representative body Council of Deputies[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 60,720 inhabitants[4]
- Rank in 2010 269th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
Town status since 1954
Previous names Lopasnya (until 1954)[6]
Postal code(s)[7] 142300–142308, 142316
Dialing code(s) +7 49672
Chekhov on Wikimedia Commons

Chekhov (Russian: Че́хов) is a town and the administrative center of Chekhovsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: 60,720 (2010 Census);[4] 72,917 (2002 Census);[8] 59,206 (1989 Census);[9] 56,000 (1985).

History

Originally named Lopasnya (Лопа́сня), after the Lopasnya River, it was granted town status and given its present name in 1954 in honor of writer Anton Chekhov.[6]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chekhov serves as the administrative center of Chekhovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Chekhovsky District as the Town of Chekhov.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Chekhov is incorporated within Chekhovsky Municipal District as Chekhov Urban Settlement.[2]

Military

Near Chekhov is the Russian General Staff wartime command post, buried deep underground,[10] which is almost certainly linked directly to the Kremlin by an underground rail link—the Moscow Metro 2 line operated by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).

Religion

On the outskirts of Chekhov lies the Davidov Hermitage, reputedly the richest monastery in Russia. It contains many churches from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Twin towns and sister cities

Chekhov is twinned with:[11]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Resolution #123-PG
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #77/2005-OZ
  3. ↑ "Совет депутатов" (in Russian). Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. 1 2 C.D. Merriman. "Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)". Jalic, Inc. http://www.online-literature.com/anton_chekhov/ Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  7. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  8. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  10. ↑ Globalsecurity.org. Chekhov.
  11. ↑ twinning website Archived December 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.

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