Chukhloma
Chukhloma
Чухлома | |
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Street in Chukhloma | |
Coordinates: 58°45′N 42°40′E / 58.750°N 42.667°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Kostroma Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Chukhlomsky District[1] |
Town of district significance | Chukhloma[1] |
First mentioned | 1381 |
Town status since | 1778 |
Elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,411 |
• Capital of | Chukhlomsky District,[1] town of district significance of Chukhloma[1] |
• Municipal district | Chukhlomsky Municipal District[3] |
• Urban settlement | Chukhloma Urban Settlement[3] |
• Capital of | Chukhlomsky Municipal District,[3] Chukhloma Urban Settlement[3] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
Postal code(s)[5] | 157130 |
OKTMO ID | 34646101001 |
Chukhloma (Russian: Чу́хлома) is a town and the administrative center of Chukhlomsky District in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on Lake Chukhloma, 50 kilometers (31 mi) from the railway node Galich and 171 kilometers (106 mi) northeast of Kostroma, the administrative center of the oblast.
History
It was first mentioned in chronicles in 1381, and was destroyed during the Time of Troubles.[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1778.[citation needed]
Etymology
From a substrate Finno-Ugric language (cf. Proto-Uralic *ćukkз 'hill, peak', referring to the landscape around the town). Max Vasmer supported the theory of relationship between the name of Chukhloma and the ethnonyms like Chud or Chukhna, but it's viewed as folk etymology by Aleksandr Matveyev.[6]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chukhloma serves as the administrative center of Chukhlomsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Chukhlomsky District as the town of district significance of Chukhloma.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Chukhloma is incorporated within Chukhlomsky Municipal District as Chukhloma Urban Settlement.[3]
Culture
Near the town there is a historical family estate of the Lermontov family.
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h Law #133-a
- ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ a b c d e Law #237-ZKO
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Матвеев А. К. (2015). Субстратная топонимия Русского Севера. IV. Топонимия мерянского типа. Vol. 4. Екатеринбург: Изд-во Урал. ун-та. pp. 149–152. (in Russian)
Sources
- Администрация Костромской области. Постановление №133-а от 8 апреля 2014 г. «Об утверждении реестра населённых пунктов Костромской области». Вступил в силу 11 апреля 2014 г. Опубликован: "СП — нормативные документы", №15, 11 апреля 2014 г. (Administration of Kostroma Oblast. Resolution #133-a of April 8, 2014 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Inhabited Localities of Kostroma Oblast. Effective as of April 11, 2014.).
- Костромская областная Дума. Закон №237-ЗКО от 30 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований в Костромской области и наделении их статусом», в ред. Закона №496-5-ЗКО от 28 февраля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Костромской области "Об установлении границ муниципальных образований в Костромской области и наделении их статусом"». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Северная Правда" ("Документы: СпецВыпуск"), №8, 26 января 2005 г. (Kostroma Oblast Duma. Law #237-ZKO of December 30, 2004 On the Establishment of the Borders of the Municipal Formations and on Granting Them Statuses, as amended by the Law #496-5-ZKO of February 28, 2014 On Amending the Law of Kostroma Oblast "On the Establishment of the Borders of the Municipal Formations and on Granting Them Statuses". Effective as of after 10 days following the official publication date.).
External links
- Official website of Chukhloma (in Russian)
- Chukhloma Business Directory (in Russian)
- Small Towns of Russia. Entry on Chukhloma (in Russian)