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Chekhov (Russian: Че́хов) is a town and the administrative centerofChekhovsky DistrictinMoscow Oblast, Russia. Population: 60,720 (2010 Russian census);[3] 72,917 (2002 Census);[7] 59,206 (1989 Soviet census);[8] 56,000 (1985).

Chekhov
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Chekhovsky District Administration building in Chekhov
Chekhovsky District Administration building in Chekhov
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Coat of arms of Chekhov
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Chekhov is located in Russia
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Chekhov

Location of Chekhov

Chekhov is located in Moscow Oblast
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Chekhov

Chekhov (Moscow Oblast)

Coordinates: 55°09′N 37°27′E / 55.150°N 37.450°E / 55.150; 37.450
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow Oblast[1]
Administrative districtChekhovsky District[1]
TownChekhov[1]
Town status since1954
Government
 • BodyCouncil of Deputies[2]
Elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Population
 • Total60,720
 • Rank269th in 2010

Administrative status

 • CapitalofChekhovsky District,[1] Town of Chekhov[1]

Municipal status

 • Municipal districtChekhovsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementChekhov Urban Settlement[4]
 • CapitalofChekhovsky Municipal District,[4] Chekhov Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
142300–142308, 142316
Dialing code(s)+7 49672
OKTMOID46784000001
Town DayOne of the days in September

It was previously known as Lopasnya (until 1954).[9]

History

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Originally named Lopasnya (Лопа́сня), after the Lopasnya River, it was granted town status[citation needed] and given its present name in 1954 in honor of writer Anton Chekhov.[9] Nazi Germany occupied Lopasnya from November 23 to December 12, 1941.

Administrative and municipal status

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Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chekhov serves as the administrative centerofChekhovsky 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.[4]

Military

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Near Chekhov is the Russian General Staff wartime command post, buried deep underground.[10]

Religion

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

Twin towns and sister cities

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Chekhov is twinned with:[11]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Resolution #123-PG
  • ^ Совет депутатов (in Russian). Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  • ^ a b 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.
  • ^ a b c d e Law #77/2005-OZ
  • ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  • ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in 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).
  • ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  • ^ a b C.D. Merriman. "Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)". Jalic, Inc. http://www.online-literature.com/anton_chekhov/ Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  • ^ Globalsecurity.org. Chekhov.
  • ^ twinning website Archived December 18, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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