Chekhov (russian: Че́хов) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares ...
and the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ...
of
Chekhovsky District in
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally " under Moscow"), is a federal subject of R ...
,
Russia
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. Population: 56,000 (1985).
It was previously known as ''Lopasnya'' (until 1954).
History
Originally named Lopasnya (), after the
Lopasnya River
The Lopasnya (russian: Лопа́сня) is a river in Moscow Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Oka. It is 108 km in length, with a drainage basin
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, it was granted town status and given its present name in 1954 in honor of writer
Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career a ...
.
[C.D. Merriman. "Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)". Jalic, Inc. http://www.online-literature.com/anton_chekhov/ Retrieved August 28, 2014.]
Germany took Lopasnya from 23 11 to 17 12 1941.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Chekhov serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ...
of
Chekhovsky District.
[Resolution #123-PG] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Chekhovsky District as the
Town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares ...
of Chekhov.
As a
municipal division, the Town of Chekhov is incorporated within Chekhovsky Municipal District as Chekhov Urban Settlement.
[Law #77/2005-OZ]
Military
Near Chekhov is the
Russian General Staff wartime command post, buried deep underground.
Religion
On the outskirts of Chekhov lies the
Davidov Hermitage, reputedly the richest monastery in Russia. It contains many churches from the 17th and 18th centuries.
Twin towns and sister cities
Chekhov is
twinned
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* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
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with:
twinning website
* Fastiv (Ukraine
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) (before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine)
* Kapyl (Belarus
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)
* Krasnohvardiiske Raion (Ukraine) (before the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine)
* Ochamchira District (Abkhazia
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/Georgia
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* Pazardzhik (Bulgaria
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)
* Saratoga Springs
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(United States
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External links
Official website of Chekhov
Chekhov Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Moscow Oblast