Chekhov
Чехов | |
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Coordinates: 55°09′N 37°27′E / 55.150°N 37.450°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Moscow Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Chekhovsky District[1] |
Town | Chekhov[1] |
Town status since | 1954 |
Government | |
• Body | Council of Deputies[2] |
Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 60,720 |
• Rank | 269th in 2010 |
• Capital of | Chekhovsky District,[1] Town of Chekhov[1] |
• Municipal district | Chekhovsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Chekhov Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Chekhovsky Municipal District,[4] Chekhov Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 142300–142308, 142316 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 49672 |
OKTMO ID | 46784000001 |
Town Day | One of the days in September |
Chekhov (Russian: Че́хов) is a town and the administrative center of Chekhovsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: 60,720 (2010 Census);[3] 72,917 (2002 Census);[7] 59,206 (1989 Census);[8] 56,000 (1985).
It was previously known as Lopasnya (until 1954).[9]
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] Germany took Lopasnya from 23 11 to 17 12 1941.
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.[4]
Near Chekhov is the Russian General Staff wartime command post, buried deep underground.[10]
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.
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