Chukhloma
58°45′09″N 42°40′57″E / 58.7525°N 42.6825°E
Chukhloma (Russian: Чухлома́) is a town and the administrative center of Chukhlomsky District of Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on Chukhloma Lake, 50 kilometers (31 mi) from the railway node Galich and 171 kilometers (106 mi) northeast of Kostroma. Population: 5,464 (2002 Census);[1] 5,597 (1989 Soviet census).[2]
It was first mentioned in chronicles in 1381, and was destroyed during the Time of Troubles. It was granted town status in 1778.
Near the town there is a historical family estate of the Lermontov family.
References
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). 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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ 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]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
External links
- Website of Chukhloma
- Small Towns of Russia. Entry on Chukhloma Template:Ru icon
- History of Chukhloma Coat of Arms