Chekhov, Moscow Oblast

Chekhov (English) Чехов (Russian)
-  Town[citation needed]  -
Chekhov railway station
Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Chekhov
Coordinates: 55°08′53″N 37°28′37″E / 55.14806°N 37.47694°E / 55.14806; 37.47694Coordinates: 55°08′53″N 37°28′37″E / 55.14806°N 37.47694°E / 55.14806; 37.47694
Coat of arms	Flag
Town Day	One of the days in September[citation needed]
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast
Administrative district	Chekhovsky District[citation needed]
Administrative center of	Chekhovsky District[citation needed]
Municipal status (as of June 2008)
Municipal district	Chekhovsky Municipal District[citation needed]
Urban settlement	Chekhov Urban Settlement[citation needed]
Head[citation needed]	Vladimir Steperenkov[citation needed]
Representative body	Council of Deputies[citation needed]
Statistics
Area	18 km2 (6.9 sq mi)[citation needed]
Population (2010 Census, preliminary)	60,677 inhabitants[1]
- Rank in 2010	270th
Population (2002 Census)	72,917 inhabitants[2]
- Rank in 2002	214th
Density	3,371 /km2 (8,730 /sq mi)[3]
Time zone	MSD (UTC+04:00)[4]
Founded	18th century[citation needed]
Postal code(s)	142300[citation needed]
Dialing code(s)	+7 49672[citation needed]
[Official site Official website]

A church in the town

Chekhov (Russian: Че́хов) is a town and the administrative center of Chekhovsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. Before 1954, it was named Lopasnya (Лопа́сня), after the Lopasnya River. Population: 60,677 (2010 Census preliminary results);^[1] 72,917 (2002 Census);^[2] 59,206 (1989 Census);^[5] 56,000 (1985).

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.

Near Chekhov is the Russian General Staff wartime command post, buried deep underground,^[6] 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).^[7]

International relations

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

Twin towns/sister cities

Chekhov, Moscow Oblast is twinned with:

• Fastiv (Ukraine)
• Kapyl (Belarus)
• Krasnohvardiyske Raion (Ukraine)
• Ochamchira District (Abkhazia)
• Pazardzhik (Bulgaria)
• Příbram (Czech Republic)
• Saratoga Springs, New York (United States)^[8]

External links

1. ^ ^{a b} Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2010). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
3. ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
4. ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
5. ^ "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.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
6. ^ Globalsecurity.org, Chekhov, accessed October 2007
7. ^ Google Earth community Both of these sources draw on the US Department of Defense's Soviet Military Power.
8. ^ twinning website