Chekhov, Moscow Oblast

Town in Moscow Oblast, Russia

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Town in Moscow Oblast, Russia

Chekhov Чехов
Town^[1]
Chekhovsky District Administration building in Chekhov
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Chekhov
55°09′N 37°27′E / 55.150°N 37.450°E / 55.150; 37.450
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 (2010 Census)^[3]
• Total	60,720
• Rank	269th in 2010
Administrative status
• Capital of	Chekhovsky District,^[1] Town of Chekhov^[1]
Municipal status
• 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 Russian census);^[3] 72,917 (2002 Census);^[7] 59,206 (1989 Soviet census);^[8] 56,000 (1985).

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

History

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

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]

Military

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

Religion

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

Chekhov is twinned with:^[11]

Fastiv (Ukraine) (before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine)
Kapyl (Belarus)
Krasnohvardiiske Raion (Ukraine) (before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine)
Ochamchira District (Abkhazia/Georgia)
Pazardzhik (Bulgaria)
Saratoga Springs (United States)

References

Notes

^ ^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

Sources

Губернатор Московской области. Постановление №123-ПГ от 28 сентября 2010 г. «Об учётных данных административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области», в ред. Постановления №252-ПГ от 26 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в учётные данные административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области». Опубликован: "Информационный вестник Правительства МО", №10, 30 октября 2010 г. (Governor of Moscow Oblast. Resolution #123-PG of September 28, 2010 On the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #252-PG of June 26, 2015 On Amending the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast. ).
Московская областная Дума. Закон №77/2005-ОЗ от 28 февраля 2005 г. «О статусе и границах Чеховского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №10/2013-ОЗ от 30 января 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Чеховского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №44, 12 марта 2005 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #77/2005-OZ of February 28, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of Chekhovsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It, as amended by the Law #10/2013-OZ of January 30, 2013 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Chekhovsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).