Chekhov, Moscow Oblast

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For other places with the same name, see Chekhov (inhabited locality).
Chekhov (English)
Чехов (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -
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Chekhovsky District Administration building in Chekhov
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Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Chekhov is located in Moscow Oblast
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Location of Chekhov in Moscow Oblast
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Flag of Chekhov (Moscow oblast).svg
Coat of arms
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Town Day One of the days in September[citation needed]
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[citation needed]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 60,720 inhabitants[3]
- Rank in 2010 269th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Town status since 1954[citation needed]
Previous names Lopasnya (until 1954)[5]
Postal code(s)[6] 142300–142308, 142316
Dialing code(s) +7 49672[citation needed]
[[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|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);[3] 72,917 (2002 Census);[7] 59,206 (1989 Census);[8] 56,000 (1985).

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.[5]

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,[9] which is almost certainly[weasel words] linked directly to the Kremlin by an underground rail link—the Moscow Metro 2 line operated by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).[citation needed]

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

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Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Chekhov is twinned with:[10]

References

Notes

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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.).

External links

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Resolution #123-PG
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Law #77/2005-OZ
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 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 #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 C.D. Merriman. "Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)". Jalic, Inc. http://www.online-literature.com/anton_chekhov/ Retrieved August 28, 2014.
  6. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
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  9. ↑ Globalsecurity.org. Chekhov.
  10. ↑ twinning website
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