Poshekhonye

Poshekhonye (English)
Пошехонье (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

The central square of Poshekhonye, with the shopping arcade and the Holy Trinity Cathedral

Location of Yaroslavl Oblast in Russia
Poshekhonye
Location of Poshekhonye in Yaroslavl Oblast
Coordinates: 58°30′N 39°05′E / 58.500°N 39.083°E / 58.500; 39.083Coordinates: 58°30′N 39°05′E / 58.500°N 39.083°E / 58.500; 39.083
Coat of arms
Flag
Administrative status (as of December 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Yaroslavl Oblast[1]
Administrative district Poshekhonsky District[1]
Town of district significance Poshekhonye[1]
Administrative center of town of district significance of Poshekhonye[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2011)
Municipal district Poshekhonsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Poshekhonye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Poshekhonsky Municipal District,[3] Poshekhonye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 6,084 inhabitants[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
Founded 17th century
Town status since 1777
Previous names Pertoma (until 1777),
Poshekhonye (until 1918),
Poshekhonye-Volodarsk (until 1992)
Postal code(s)[6] 152850
Official website
Poshekhonye on Wikimedia Commons

Poshekhonye (Russian: Пошехо́нье) is a town and the administrative center of Poshekhonsky District in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located on the Sogozha River, 151 kilometers (94 mi) northwest of Yaroslavl, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 6,084(2010 Census);[4] 6,973(2002 Census);[7] 8,042(1989 Census).[8]

History

It was founded as the village of Pertoma (Пертома) in the 17th century. In 1777, it was granted town status and renamed Poshekhonye. In 1918, the town was renamed Poshekhonye-Volodarsk (Пошехо́нье-Волода́рск), after V. Volodarsky. It bore that name until 1992, when it regained its old name of Poshekhonye.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Poshekhonye serves as the administrative center of Poshekhonsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Poshekhonsky District as the town of district significance of Poshekhonye.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Poshekhonye is incorporated within Poshekhonsky Municipal District as Poshekhonye Urban Settlement.[2]

Economy

A popular variety of mass-produced cheese in Russia is called "Poshekhonsky". The original cheese factory in the city is currently no longer operating, although plans were made in 2007 to re-open it.[9]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Law #12-z
  2. 1 2 3 4 Law #65-z
  3. Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 78 634». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 78 634. ).
  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. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Ярославская государственная телевизионная и радиовещательная компания. "Пошехонский сырзавод восстановят"

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