Chekhov, Moscow Oblast
| Chekhov (English) Чехов (Russian) |
|
|---|---|
| - Town - | |
.jpg) Chekhovsky District Administration building in Chekhov |
|
.svg) Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia |
|
 Chekhov
|
|
|
|
|
 |
.svg) |
|
|
|
| Town Day | One of the days in September |
| Administrative status (as of September 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast |
| Administrative district | Chekhovsky District |
| Town | Chekhov |
| Administrative center of | Chekhovsky District, Town of Chekhov |
| Municipal status (as of January 2013) | |
| Municipal district | Chekhovsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Chekhov Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Chekhovsky Municipal District, Chekhov Urban Settlement |
| Representative body | Council of Deputies |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 60,720 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 269th |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Town status since | 1954 |
| Previous names | Lopasnya (until 1954) |
| Postal code(s) | 142300–142308, 142316 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 49672 |
| on | |
Chekhov (Russian: Че́хов) is a town and the administrative center of Chekhovsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: 60,720 (2010 Census);72,917 (2002 Census);59,206 (1989 Census); 56,000 (1985).
Originally named Lopasnya (Лопа́сня), after the Lopasnya River, it was granted town status and given its present name in 1954 in honor of writer Anton Chekhov.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chekhov serves as the administrative center of Chekhovsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Chekhovsky District as the Town of Chekhov. As a municipal division, the Town of Chekhov is incorporated within Chekhovsky Municipal District as Chekhov Urban Settlement.
Near Chekhov is the Russian General Staff wartime command post, buried deep underground, which is almost certainly linked directly to the Kremlin by an underground rail link—the Moscow Metro 2 line operated by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).
...
Wikipedia