Coat of arms Flag Town Chekhov Local time Saturday 3:47 AM | Area 23.4 km² Team Chekhovskiye Medvedi | |
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Town Day One of the days in September Weather 1°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 86% Humidity | ||
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).
Contents
- Map of Chekhov Moskovsky Russia
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- Military
- Religion
- Twin towns and sister cities
- References
Map of Chekhov, Moskovsky, Russia
History
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.
Administrative and municipal status
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.
Military
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).
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 with: