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).

Chekhov Чехов
Town[1]
Chekhovsky District Administration building in Chekhov
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Chekhov
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Coordinates: 55°09′N 37°27′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  (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	46656101001
Town Day	One of the days in September

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]

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

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

• Official website of Chekhov (in Russian)
• Chekhov Business Directory (in Russian)

На других языках

[de] Tschechow (Stadt)

[ru] Чехов (Московская область)